top of page
Reykjavik
Akureyri
Hafnarfjörður
Kópavogur
Seyðisfjörður
Reykjavik
Population: 121 230 hab.
Area: 273 km2
Density: 446.2/km2

Reykjavik, the capital, vibrant port city with mixed colors, is the largest city and cultural center of Iceland.

​

With so quiet streets lined with sheet metal houses with colorful roofs, and its lake with ducks, it's hard to imagine a capital! Yet Reykjavík holds strong cultural wealth, especially in the field of contemporary art. The nightlife on weekends is also worth visiting.

Akureyri
Population: 17 754 hab
Area: 133 km2
Density: 133 hab./km2

Akureyri s a municipality and a city in northern Iceland. It is the capital of the region Norðurland eystra and is an important seaport. With a population of 17 754 inhabitants in 2011, it is the fourth largest city of Iceland, Reykjavik behind, Hafnarfjörður and Kópavogur, but the second largest city of Iceland Reykjavik behind. It is the largest service center in the north.

Hafnarfjörður
Population: 27 357 hab
Area: 143 km2
Density: 191 hab./km2

Hafnarfjordur is an Icelandic municipality in the Capital Region, Reykjavik, which had in 2014, 27,357 inhabitants1. This is the third municipality of Iceland by its population. Located 10 kilometers south of Reykjavik, it's main economic activities fishing and aluminum smelting.

bottom of page