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The regions of Iceland are mainly used for statistical purposes. The district court jurisdictions also follow these divisions. The postal code system follows the regions as well, with a few exceptions. Prior to 2003, the regions were also used as overall constituencies in certain parliamentary elections. Excluding its usage in collecting national statistics, particularly census data, these definitions rely upon the discontinued Reykjavík Capital proper.

In addition, the borders of the previous Reykjanes region, as defined by the government and regional authorities, have shifted, resulting in the loss of many municipalities to the newly formed Southern Peninsula area. Other major changes have also been included, such as the redistribution of over twenty subdivisions, most notably the change in location of the city of Höfn to the Eastern Region.

These regions are not defined by law and have no official standing or administrative function, but are used to divide Iceland for certain purposes. The country's healthcare program is divided into seven districts. These regions mostly correspond to those detailed below, although a few updates have yet to be fully implemented. For example, settlements in the Norðurland have suffered minor effects from the merger of the Northwest and Northeast into a single group.

Overview

English name	Native name	Population (2019)	Area (km²)	Population density (per km²)	ISO 3166-2	Seat	The regions of Iceland
Capital Region	Höfuðborgarsvæðið	228,231	1,062	214.91	IS-1	Reykjavík
Southern Peninsula	Suðurnes	27,113	829	32.71	IS-2	Keflavík
Western Region	Vesturland	16,507	9,554	1.73	IS-3	Borgarnes
Westfjords	Vestfirðir	7,063	9,409	0.75	IS-4	Ísafjörður
Northwestern Region	Norðurland vestra	7,227	12,737	0.57	IS-5	Sauðárkrókur
Northeastern Region	Norðurland eystra	30,445	21,968	1.39	IS-6	Akureyri
Eastern Region	Austurland	13,059	22,721	0.57	IS-7	Egilsstaðir
Southern Region	Suðurland	27,346	24,526	1.11	IS-8	Selfoss
Iceland	Ísland	356,991	102,806	3.47	IS

See also

• Farthings of Iceland
• Municipalities of Iceland
• Constituencies of Iceland
• Subdivisions of the Nordic countries
• ISO 3166-2:IS

References

1. Population by municipality, age and sex 1998-2019 - Division into municipalites as of 1 January 2019

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