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Bakkafjörður () is a small fishing village in North-East Iceland, located in a fjord with the same name.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in IS, across 2 mapped points.

Vinony's link graph records 8 inbound references to Bakkafjörður, and connects out to Iceland, cattle and Copenhagen.

It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Northeastern Region (Iceland).

Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Region
Northeast
Country
Ísland
Population
78

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Bakkafjörður
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Bakkafjördhur.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Bakkafjörður, Sept 2008
Settlement.image_map
Langanesbyggð Loc.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the Municipality of Langanesbyggð
Settlement.pushpin_map
Iceland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Bakkafjörður in Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Northeast Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Northeastern Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Langanesbyggð
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
January 2011

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
Iceland
Located in
Langanesbyggð
Population
65
Time zone
UTC±00:00
Official website
www.bakkafjordur.is
Image
Bakkafjördhur.JPG
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Commons category
Bakkafjörður
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
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  • Sights
  • References
  • External links

Bakkafjörður () is a small fishing village in North-East Iceland, located in a fjord with the same name.

The village has 72 inhabitants and is part of the regional service center of Langanesbyggð district in Northeastern Region.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bakkafjörður” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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