Regions Of Iceland: Administrative divisions of Iceland

The regions of Iceland are mainly used for statistical purposes.

The district court jurisdictions use them. The postal code system follows the regions as well with a few exceptions. Before 2003 the regions were also used for elections to parliament.

Regions Of Iceland: Administrative divisions of Iceland
The regions of Iceland

These regions are not defined by law. They have no official standing or administrative function. They are used to divide Iceland for certain purposes.

The health care system in Iceland is divided into 7 health care districts. These are the same as the 8 regions of Iceland with one exception. The Northwestern region and the Northeastern region which are a single health care district.

Regions

# Name Population
(2022)
Area (km2) Area (mi2) Main city/town
1 Capital Region 240,882 Regions Of Iceland: Administrative divisions of Iceland  1,046 404 Reykjavík
2 Southern Peninsula 29,108 Regions Of Iceland: Administrative divisions of Iceland  813 314 Keflavík
3 Western Region 17,019 Regions Of Iceland: Administrative divisions of Iceland  9,527 3,678 Akranes
4 Westfjords 7,205 Regions Of Iceland: Administrative divisions of Iceland  8,842 3,414 Ísafjörður
5 Northwestern Region 7,405 Regions Of Iceland: Administrative divisions of Iceland  13,108 5,061 Sauðárkrókur
6 Northeastern Region 31,161 Regions Of Iceland: Administrative divisions of Iceland  22,677 8,756 Akureyri
7 Eastern Region 11,031 Regions Of Iceland: Administrative divisions of Iceland  15,706 6,064 Egilsstaðir
8 Southern Region 32,437 Regions Of Iceland: Administrative divisions of Iceland  30,983 11,963 Selfoss

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