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Borgarfjarðarhreppur

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Borgarfjarðarhreppur () is a former municipality in Iceland. In 2020 it merged with Djúpavogshreppur, Fljótsdalshérað, and Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður to form the municipality of Múlaþing. Its main settlement is Bakkagerði. It is located in the Austurland region, in the eastern part of the country, 400 km east of Reykjavík, the country's capital. The average temperature is −2 °C. The warmest month is July, at 9 °C, and the coldest month is February, at −8 °C.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Borgarfjarðarhreppur
Settlement.settlement_type
Former municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
BakkagerdiChurch.JPG
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.image_caption
Skyline of Borgarfjarðarhreppur
Settlement.image_map
Borgarfjardarhreppur map.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Borgarfjarðarhreppur
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Eastern Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Northeast Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Múlaþing
Settlement.leader_title1
Manager

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Wikidata facts

Country
Iceland
Located in
Eastern Region
Population
108
Image
BakkagerdiChurch.JPG
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postal code
720
replaced by
Múlaþing
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Borgarfjarðarhreppur () is a former municipality in Iceland. In 2020 it merged with Djúpavogshreppur, Fljótsdalshérað, and Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður to form the municipality of Múlaþing. Its main settlement is Bakkagerði. It is located in the Austurland region, in the eastern part of the country, 400 km east of Reykjavík, the country's capital. The average temperature is −2 °C. The warmest month is July, at 9 °C, and the coldest month is February, at −8 °C.

==References==

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

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