Borðeyri

Borðeyri
Village

Location of the Municipality of Bæjarhreppur
Borðeyri

Location of Borðeyri in Iceland

Coordinates: 65°12′N 21°6′W / 65.200°N 21.100°W / 65.200; -21.100
Country  Iceland
Constituency[1] Northwest Constituency
Region[2] Westfjords
Municipality Bæjarhreppur
Population (1 December 2007)
  Total 25
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
The town of Borðeyri in 1883

Borðeyri is a small hamlet in north-west Iceland.

It is a minor commercial centre for nearby farms. The population on 1 December 2007 was 25.

The hamlet is a part of the municipality Bæjarhreppur which is one of the smallest in Iceland with a population of 100 in 2010. The municipality covers the west part of Hrútafjörður fjord. In Borðeyri there is a pre-school and an elementary school, a garage and a guesthouse.

Prime Minister Sigurdur Eggerz and the painters Þorvaldur Skúlason and Karl Kvaran were born in Borðeyri.

References

  1. Political division
  2. Mainly statistical division

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Coordinates: 65°12′24″N 21°05′57″W / 65.2068°N 21.0992°W / 65.2068; -21.0992


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