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Northwestern Region
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Northwestern Region is one of Iceland's main administrative divisions, located in the northwestern part of the country. It serves as a geographic and administrative framework for organizing local governance and public services in that area.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Northwestern Region is referenced by 122 other articles, and connects out to Iceland, time zone and Icelandic.
The entry is geolocated on the map in adm1st.
It is catalogued under the topic Northwestern Region (Iceland).
Its subject is documented across 54 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- region of Iceland
- Has part
- Húnaþing vestra
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Iceland
- Capital
- Sauðárkrókur
- Population
- 7322
- Area
- 12737
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Shares border with
- Southern Region
- Dialing code
- 354
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Encyclopedic overview
Northwestern Region (Icelandic: Norðurland vestra, pronounced [ˈnɔrðʏrˌlant ˈvɛstra] ) is one of the traditional eight regions of Iceland, located in the north of the island. The largest town in the region is Sauðárkrókur, with a population of 2,609 in 2024.
One of the primary attractions of the area is the basalt rock Hvítserkur, 15 meters high and resembles a dragon that throws its head to take a sip of water.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Northwestern Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.