Capital Region (Iceland)

Capital Region

Höfuðborgarsvæðið
Capital Region Höfuðborgarsvæðið
Capital region
	From upper left: Reykjavík from Perlan, rooftops from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavík from Hallgrímskirkja, Fríkirkjan, panorama from Perlan
	Coordinates: 64°11′05″N 21°36′47″W / 64.1846°N 21.6131°W
Country	Iceland
Seat	Reykjavík
Area
• Total	1,062.2 km2 (410.1 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	240,882
• Density	226.8/km2 (587/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0:00 (GMT)

The Capital Region (Icelandic: Höfuðborgarsvæðið, lit. 'capital area'; pronounced [ˈhœːvʏðˌpɔrkarˌsvaiːðɪθ] ^ⓘ) is a region in southwestern Iceland that comprises the national capital Reykjavík and six municipalities around it.^[1]^[2] Each municipality has its own elected council. Municipal governments in the region cooperate extensively in various fields: for example waste policy, shared public transport and a joint fire brigade. The region is home to 64% of Iceland's population.

The region contains Iceland's largest urban area by far, Greater Reykjavík (Icelandic: Stór-Reykjavík), a conurbation that includes parts of six out of seven municipalities of the region (Kjósarhreppur is all rural).

^ Association of municipalities in the Capital area English version Archived 2021-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 5. June 2010
^ Sigurður Guðmundsson. „Hvernig eru hugtökin dreifbýli og landsbyggð skilgreind hér á landi?“ The Icelandic Web of Science. 18.8.2000. Retrieved on 6. June 2010 (In Icelandic)

[1] Association of municipalities in the Capital area English version Archived 2021-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 5. June 2010

[2] Sigurður Guðmundsson. „Hvernig eru hugtökin dreifbýli og landsbyggð skilgreind hér á landi?“ The Icelandic Web of Science. 18.8.2000. Retrieved on 6. June 2010 (In Icelandic)

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