Northeast (Icelandic constituency)
Northeast Constituency is one of the six constituencies of Iceland. Its major town is Akureyri. It elects 10 members to the Althing.Geography
It borders with the constituencies of Northwest Constituency and South Constituency. Its territory includes the glaciers of Þrándarjökull and Tungnafellsjökull, and, at its south-western border, the northern part of the biggest glacier in Iceland: Vatnajökull.Administration
Composition
The constituency includes 2 regions and 22 municipalities.
- Regions: Eastern Region and Northeastern Region
- Municipalities: Akureyri, Borgarfjarðarhreppur, Breiðdalshreppur, Dalvík, Djúpivogur, Eyjafjarðarsveit, Fjallabyggð, Fjarðabyggð, Fljótsdalshérað, Fljótsdalshreppur, Grýtubakkahreppur, Hörgársveit, Langanesbyggð, Norðurþing, Seyðisfjörður, Skútustaðahreppur, Svalbarðshreppur, Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur, Þingeyjarsveit, Tjörneshreppur and Vopnafjörður
Towns
The settlements with town status, listed per order of population, are 12:
