Vesturbyggð
Vesturbyggð | |
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View over Patreksfjörður | |
Location of Vesturbyggð | |
| Coordinates: 65°35′53″N 24°00′07″W / 65.598°N 24.002°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Westfjords |
| Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gerður Björk Sveinsdóttir |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,511 km2 (583 sq mi) |
| Population (1 August 2024) | |
• Total | 1,447 |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 450, 451, 460, 465 |
| Municipal number | 4607 |
| Website | vesturbyggd |
Vesturbyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɛstʏrˌpɪɣθ] ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Westfjords in Iceland. The municipality includes the towns of Patreksfjörður, with 721 inhabitants; Tálknafjörður, with 261 inhabitants; Bíldudalur, with 238 inhabitants; and Krossholt, with 19 inhabitants. The municipality is served by Patreksfjörður Airport and Bíldudalur Airport.
On 28 October 2023, residents voted to unify with Tálknafjarðarhreppur.
On 19 May 2024, Tálknafjörður municipality disbanded and the town joined the Vesturbyggð municipality.