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Grafarvogur () is among the largest residential districts of Reykjavík, Iceland. It is a relatively new neighbourhood and is located on the eastern-most side of Reykjavík. Major construction began in the late 1980s and continued well into the 1990s.

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Settlement.name
Grafarvogur
Settlement.settlement_type
District
Settlement.image_skyline
Grafarvogs (3).JPG
Settlement.image_caption
View towards Rimahverfi
Settlement.image_map
Reykjavík map (D08-Grafarvogur).png
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Reykjavík
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
14
Settlement.area_urban_km2
7.7
Settlement.population_total
18,000
Settlement.population_as_of
2010
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal code
Settlement.postal_code
IS-112

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Population
18000
Area
14
Image
Grafarvogs (3).JPG
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Reykjavík - Grafarvogur
native label
Grafarvogur
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Grafarvogur () is among the largest residential districts of Reykjavík, Iceland. It is a relatively new neighbourhood and is located on the eastern-most side of Reykjavík. Major construction began in the late 1980s and continued well into the 1990s.

==Neighbourhoods== The district includes 15 neighbourhoods: Hamrar , Foldir , Hús , Rimar , Borgir , Víkur , Engi , Spöng , Staðir , Höfðar , Bryggjuhverfi , Geirsnef , Gufunes , keldur, and Geldinganes . Of those, five (Rimar, Hamrar, Borgir, Víkur and Foldir) fall within the boundaries of the historic Gufunes estate.

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