Egilsstaðir

town in Iceland
City city Q14453
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Egilsstaðir

Summary

Egilsstaðir is a city[1]. Egilsstaðir draws 318 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #646 of 5,534).[2]

Key Facts

  • Egilsstaðir is located in Fljótsdalshérað[3].
  • Egilsstaðir is located in Múlaþing[4].
  • Egilsstaðir is in the country of Iceland[5].
  • Egilsstaðir's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • Egilsstaðir's twinned administrative body is recorded as Runavík[7].
  • Egilsstaðir's twinned administrative body is recorded as Runavík Municipality[8].
  • Egilsstaðir's postal code is recorded as 700[9].
  • Egilsstaðir's Commons category is recorded as Egilsstaðir[10].
  • Egilsstaðir's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[11].
  • 1947 marks the founding of Egilsstaðir[12].
  • Egilsstaðir's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 65.26666667, 'lon': -14.4}[13].
  • Egilsstaðir's official website is recorded as http://www.egilsstadir.is/[14].
  • Egilsstaðir has a population of {'amount': '+2332'}[15].
  • Egilsstaðir has a population of {'amount': '+2257'}[16].
  • Egilsstaðir has a population of {'amount': '+2464'}[17].
  • Egilsstaðir has a population of {'amount': '+2522'}[18].
  • Egilsstaðir has a population of {'amount': '+2572'}[19].
  • Egilsstaðir has a population of {'amount': '+2303'}[20].
  • Egilsstaðir's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1401[21].
  • Egilsstaðir's capital of is recorded as Eastern Region[22].
  • Egilsstaðir's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Egilsstaðir'}[23].
  • Egilsstaðir's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Egilsstaðir'}[24].
  • Egilsstaðir sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+32'}[25].
  • Egilsstaðir's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Egilsstaðir[26].

Body

Geography

Egilsstaðir is in the country of Iceland[5]. Located in include Fljótsdalshérað[3], a municipality of Iceland[27], in Iceland[28] and Múlaþing[4], a municipality of Iceland[29], in Iceland[30], founded in 2020[31].

Physical Characteristics

Egilsstaðir sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+32'}[25]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2332'}[15], {'amount': '+2257'}[16], {'amount': '+2464'}[17], {'amount': '+2522'}[18], {'amount': '+2572'}[19], and {'amount': '+2303'}[20].

Designation and Status

Egilsstaðir's instance of is recorded as city[6].

History and Context

1947 marks the founding of Egilsstaðir[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Egilsstaðir include Egilsstaðir Airport[32], an airport[33], in Iceland[34].

Why It Matters

Egilsstaðir draws 318 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #646 of 5,534).[2] Egilsstaðir has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

Entities named for Egilsstaðir include Egilsstaðir Airport[32], an airport[33], in Iceland[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Iceland in figures 2018. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Egilsstaðir
    Country
    Openweathermap city id 6354943
    Coordinate location {'lat': 65.26666667, 'lon': -14.4}
    + 68 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10077]]: geografico/1203088"
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