Egilsstaðir
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Place details
- Locality
- Egilsstaðir
- Region
- East
- Country
- Ísland
- Population
- 2,572
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.population_total
- 2,632
- Settlement.name
- Egilsstaðir
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Egilsstaðir 2023.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- 2023 view of Egilsstaðir
- Settlement.image_map
- Múlaþing Loc.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the Municipality of Múlaþing
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iceland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Iceland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Key dates
- Inception
- 1947
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Egilsstaðir
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Múlaþing
- Population
- +2303
- Elevation
- +32
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- Eastern Region
- Official website
- www.egilsstadir.is
- Image
- Egilsstaðir 2023.jpg
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- Points of interest
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Egilsstaðir () is a town in east Iceland on the banks of the Lagarfljót river.
It is part of the municipality of Múlaþing and the largest settlement of the Eastern Region with, as of 2024, a population of 2,632 inhabitants. Formerly Egilsstaðir was part of Norður-Múlasýsla.