Skagaströnd
Skagaströnd
Höfðakaupstadur | |
|---|---|
Municipality and village | |
| Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd | |
View of Skagaströnd from Spákonufellshöfði | |
Location of Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd | |
| Coordinates: 65°50′N 20°19′W / 65.833°N 20.317°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Northwestern Region |
| Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
| Settled | c. 10th century |
| Trade rights | 1602 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alexandra Jóhannesdóttir (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.4 km2 (19.1 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
| Population (1 January 2021) | |
• Total | 470 |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Village | 457 |
| Postal code(s) | 545 |
| Municipal number | 5609 |
| Website | www |
Skagaströnd (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈskaːɣaˌstrœnt] ⓘ), previously Höfðakaupstaður (Icelandic: [ˈhœvðaˌkʰœypˌstaːðʏr̥]), is a municipality and village in the Northwestern Region of Iceland. It is situated on the western side of the Skagi peninsula, along the east coast of the Húnaflói ('Húna Bay'). The municipality was officially named Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd on 1 September 2007. Skagaströnd is the only locality within the municipality.