Westfjords

administrative district and large peninsula in northwestern Iceland
AdministrativeArea region_of_iceland Q727267
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Westfjords

Summary

Westfjords is a region of Iceland[1]. Westfjords draws 468 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_iceland category, ranking #2 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Westfjords is located in Iceland[3].
  • Westfjords is in the country of Iceland[4].
  • Westfjords is on the body of water Denmark Strait[5].
  • Westfjords's instance of is recorded as region of Iceland[6].
  • Westfjords's instance of is recorded as peninsula[7].
  • Westfjords's capital is recorded as Ísafjörður[8].
  • Westfjords's shares border with is recorded as Western Region[9].
  • Westfjords's shares border with is recorded as Northwestern Region[10].
  • Westfjords's Commons category is recorded as Vestfirðir[11].
  • Westfjords's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[12].
  • 1937 marks the founding of Westfjords[13].
  • Westfjords's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 65.7375, 'lon': -22.170556}[14].
  • Westfjords's official website is recorded as https://www.westfjords.is[15].
  • Westfjords's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Westfjords[16].
  • Westfjords has a population of {'amount': '+6883'}[17].
  • Westfjords has a population of {'amount': '+7115'}[18].
  • Westfjords has a population of {'amount': '+7205'}[19].
  • Westfjords has a population of {'amount': '+7108'}[20].
  • Westfjords has a population of {'amount': '+7362'}[21].
  • Westfjords has a population of {'amount': '+7309'}[22].
  • Westfjords has a population of {'amount': '+8150'}[23].
  • Westfjords has a population of {'amount': '+7379'}[24].
  • Westfjords has a population of {'amount': '+9798'}[25].
  • Westfjords has a population of {'amount': '+10479'}[26].
  • Westfjords has a population of {'amount': '+10050'}[27].

Body

Geography

Westfjords is in the country of Iceland[4]. Westfjords is located in Iceland[3]. Westfjords is on the body of water Denmark Strait[5].

Physical Characteristics

Westfjords covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9409'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+6883'}[17], {'amount': '+7115'}[18], {'amount': '+7205'}[19], {'amount': '+7108'}[20], {'amount': '+7362'}[21], and {'amount': '+7309'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region of Iceland[6] and peninsula[7].

History and Context

1937 marks the founding of Westfjords[13].

Why It Matters

Westfjords draws 468 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_iceland category, ranking #2 of 8).[2] Westfjords has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Westfjords is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . px.hagstofa.is. Retrieved . px.hagstofa.is. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . px.hagstofa.is. px.hagstofa.is. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . px.hagstofa.is. px.hagstofa.is. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spanish cultural heritage thesauri id geografico/1203077
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10077]]: geografico/1203077"
  2. 7d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital Ísafjörður
    Instance of region of Iceland, peninsula
    Country Iceland
    Capital
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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