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Norðurþing

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Also known as Nordurthing

Norðurþing () is a municipality located in northern Iceland. Norðurþing was formed in 2006 when the municipalities of Húsavík, Öxarfjörður, Raufarhöfn, and Kelduneshreppur were merged after special elections in January 2006 and the region was officially declared a new municipality on 10 June 2006.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Norðurþing
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_map
Nordurthing_map.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Norðurþing
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Northeastern Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Northeast Constituency
Settlement.leader_title1
Manager
Settlement.leader_name1
Katrín Sigurjónsdóttir
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
3,729
Settlement.population_total
3,234
Settlement.population_density_km2
0.76

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Norðurþing () is a municipality located in northern Iceland. Norðurþing was formed in 2006 when the municipalities of Húsavík, Öxarfjörður, Raufarhöfn, and Kelduneshreppur were merged after special elections in January 2006 and the region was officially declared a new municipality on 10 June 2006.

The biggest town in the municipality is Húsavík, with a population of 2,307 inhabitants. Other settlements include Kópasker (population 122), Raufarhöfn (population 186), and Skinnastaður.

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

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