Hvalfjarðarsveit

Hvalfjarðarsveit
Location of Hvalfjarðarsveit
CountryIceland
RegionWestern Region
ConstituencyNorthwest Constituency
Established1 June 2006
Government
  MayorBjörgvin Helgason
Area
  Total
494 km2 (191 sq mi)
Population
  Total
612 (1 december 2,013)
  Density1.24/km2 (3.2/sq mi)
Postal code(s)
301
Municipal number3511
Websitewww.hvalfjardarsveit.is

Hvalfjarðarsveit (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvalˌfjarðarˌsveiːt] ) is a municipality in Vesturland, Iceland. The municipality derives its name from the fjord Hvalfjörður, which forms its southern border.

The municipality formed on 1 June 2006, by the union of the former municipalities of Hvalfjarðarstrandarhreppur, Innri-Akraneshreppur, Leirár- og Melahreppur and Skilmannahreppur.