South (Icelandic constituency)
South Constituency is one of the six constituencies of Iceland. Its major town is Keflavík. It elects 10 members to the Althing.Geography
It is the only constituency bordering with all the other five, included the urban ones of Reykjavík. Its territory includes the glaciers of Vatnajokull, Eyjafjallajökull, Mýrdalsjökull, Tindfjallajökull, Torfajökull and, at its northern borders, the southern part of the Hofsjökull and Langjökull.
Administration
Composition
The constituency includes 3 regions and 20 municipalities.
- Regions: Eastern Region, Southern Region and Southern Peninsula
- Municipalities: Árborg, Ásahreppur, Bláskógabyggð, Flóahreppur, Garður, Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur, Grindavík, Höfn, Hrunamannahreppur, Hveragerði, Reykjanesbær, Mýrdalshreppur, Ölfus, Rangárþing eystra, Rangárþing ytra, Sandgerði, Skaftárhreppur, Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur, Vestmannaeyjar and Vogar
Towns
There are 16 settlements with town status, listed per order of population:
