South Constituency
| South Constituency Suðurkjördæmi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency of Iceland | |
 | |
| Country |
 Iceland |
| Established | 1999 |
| Main town |
 Keflavík |
| Composition |
List
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| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 47,810 |
| • Electors | 32,505 |
| Representatives to Parliament | 10 |
South Constituency is one of the six constituencies of Iceland. Its major town is Keflavík.
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 (Partly in Norðausturkjördæmi), 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
The settlements with town status, listed per order of population, are 16:
- Keflavík (8,169)
- Selfoss (6,574)
- Njarðvík (4,400)
- Vestmannaeyjar (4,135)
- Grindavík (2,817)
- Hveragerði (2,281)
- Höfn (2,200)
- Sandgerði (1,723)
- Garður (1,451)
- Þorlákshöfn (1,433)
- Vogar (1,206)
- Hvolsvöllur (800)
- Hella (750)
- Eyrarbakki (577)
- Stokkseyri (530)
- Vík í Mýrdal (300)
References
External links
Media related to Constituencies of Iceland at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 64°01′N 22°34′W / 64.017°N 22.567°W
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