Akureyri

Summary

Akureyri is a city^[1]. Akureyri ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,330 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Akureyri is located in Akureyrarbær^[3].
• Akureyri is in the country of Iceland^[4].
• Akureyri's head of government is recorded as Eiríkur Björn Björgvinsson^[5].
• Akureyri's head of government is recorded as Ásthildur Sturludóttir^[6].
• Akureyri is on the continent of Europe^[7].
• Akureyri's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Akureyri's official language is recorded as Icelandic^[9].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ålesund Municipality^[10].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gimli^[11].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lahti^[12].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Murmansk^[13].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Randers^[14].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Västerås Municipality^[15].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Narsaq^[16].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vágur^[17].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Curitiba^[18].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hafnarfjörður^[19].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Çeşme^[20].
• Akureyri's postal code is recorded as 600^[21].
• Akureyri's postal code is recorded as 603^[22].
• Akureyri's postal code is recorded as 630^[23].
• Akureyri's Commons category is recorded as Akureyri^[24].
• Akureyri's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[25].
• Akureyri's local dialing code is recorded as 4^[26].
• 1786 marks the founding of Akureyri^[27].

Body

Geography

Akureyri is in the country of Iceland^[4]. Akureyri is located in Akureyrarbær^[3]. Akureyri is on the continent of Europe^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Akureyri covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+136'}^[28]. Akureyri sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+40'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17573'}^[30], {'amount': '+17625'}^[31], {'amount': '+17725'}^[32], {'amount': '+17820'}^[33], {'amount': '+17957'}^[34], and {'amount': '+18030'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Akureyri's instance of is recorded as city^[8].

History and Context

1786 marks the founding of Akureyri^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Akureyri include Akureyri Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Iceland^[38].

Why It Matters

Akureyri ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,330 views/month).^[2] Akureyri has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Akureyri is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Akureyri include Akureyri Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in Iceland^[38].