Akureyri
town in Iceland
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Summary
Akureyri is a city[1]. Akureyri ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,576 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Akureyrarbær[3]
- Country: Iceland[4]
- Head of government: Eiríkur Björn Björgvinsson[5], Ásthildur Sturludóttir[6]
- Continent: Europe[7]
- Official language: Icelandic[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Ålesund Municipality[9], Gimli[10], Lahti[11], Murmansk[12], Randers[13], Västerås Municipality[14], Narsaq[15], Vágur[16], Curitiba[17], Hafnarfjörður[18], Çeşme[19]
- Postal code: 600[20], 603[21], 630[22]
- Commons category: Akureyri[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[24]
- Local dialing code: 4[25]
- Inception: 1786[26]
- Located in/on physical feature: Tröllaskagi[27]
- Official website: https://www.akureyri.is/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Akureyri[29]
- Commons gallery: Akureyri[30]
- Streaming media URL: https://balticlivecam.com/cameras/iceland/akureyri/akureyri-panorama/[31]
- Population: 17,573[32], 17,625[33], 17,725[34], 17,820[35], 17,957[36], 18,030[37], 18,118[38], 18,321[39], 18,624[40], 18,723[41], 18,761[42], 18,935[43], 19,330[44], 19,559[45]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[46], Great dictionary of geographical names[47]
- Capital of: Northeastern Region[48]
- Official name: Akureyri[49]
- Nickname: Capital of North Iceland[50]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Akureyri[51]
- Category for people who died here: Q32093862[52]
- Native label: Akureyri[53], Akureyrarbær[54]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Akureyri[55]
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Physical Characteristics
Akureyri covers an area of 136 km²[56]. Akureyri sits at an elevation of 40 m[57].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Akureyri include Akureyri Airport[58], an airport[59], in Iceland[60].
Why It Matters
Akureyri has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Akureyri is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Akureyri include Akureyri Airport[58], an airport[59], in Iceland[60].