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Sauðárkrókur

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Place details

Locality: Sauðárkrókur
Region: Northwest
Country: Ísland
Population: 2,614
Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Sauðárkrókur
Settlement.nickname: Krókurinn
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Sauðárkrókur (0823).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Sauðárkrókur in 2025
Settlement.image_map: Skagafjordur map.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Iceland
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name1

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Iceland
Located in: Skagafjörður
Population: +2574
Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time
Capital of: Skagafjörður
Official website: www.skagafjordur.is
Image: Sauðárkrókur (0823).jpg

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Etymology
History
First settlements
Market and merchants
The first inhabitants
Climate
Transport
Sports
Notable people
References
External links

Sauðárkrókur () is a town on the Skagafjörður in northern Iceland. It is the seat of both the Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður ('Municipality of Skagafjörður') and the Northwestern Region.

Sauðárkrókur is the largest town in Northwest Iceland and the second-largest town on the north coast of Iceland, with a population of 2,612. It is the centre for commerce and services in the district, and an important link in Iceland's food production. The population of Sauðárkrókur has grown steadily in recent years, and its economy is relatively diverse.