Districts & Counties of Iceland map & data
Iceland has 73 districts and counties in this layer, spread over 8 regions. The most are in Northeastern Region (13), Southern Region (13) and Western Region (10). The largest include Fljótsdalshérað, Skaftárhreppur and Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörðu.
Districts & Counties by region
| Region | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Region | 13 | 18% |
| Southern Region | 13 | 18% |
| Western Region | 10 | 14% |
| Eastern Region | 9 | 12% |
| Westfjords | 9 | 12% |
| Capital Region | 7 | 9.6% |
| Northwestern Region | 7 | 9.6% |
| Southern Peninsula | 5 | 6.8% |
Largest districts and counties in Iceland
- FljótsdalshéraðEastern Region · 8,780 km²
- SkaftárhreppurSouthern Region · 6,810.9 km²
- Sveitarfélagið HornafjörðuEastern Region · 6,145.5 km²
- SkútustaðahreppurNortheastern Region · 5,991 km²
- ÞingeyjarsveitNortheastern Region · 5,885.2 km²
- BorgarbyggðWestern Region · 4,895.5 km²
- Sveitarfélagið SkagafjörðuNorthwestern Region · 4,118.7 km²
- HúnavatnshreppurNorthwestern Region · 3,721.3 km²
- NorðurþingNortheastern Region · 3,674.9 km²
- BláskógabyggðSouthern Region · 3,415 km²
- Rangárþing ytraSouthern Region · 3,157.3 km²
- Húnaþing vestraNorthwestern Region · 2,971.1 km²
- ÁsahreppurSouthern Region · 2,927.2 km²
- DalabyggðWestern Region · 2,377.8 km²
- ÍsafjarðarbærWestfjords · 2,347.2 km²
- Skeiða- og GnúpverjahreppurSouthern Region · 2,230.3 km²
- VopnafjarðarhreppurEastern Region · 1,888.4 km²
- StrandabyggðWestfjords · 1,824.8 km²
- Rangárþing eystraSouthern Region · 1,812 km²
- EyjafjarðarsveitNortheastern Region · 1,778.7 km²
- FljótsdalshreppurEastern Region · 1,506.5 km²
- HrunamannahreppurSouthern Region · 1,373.3 km²
- AkrahreppurNorthwestern Region · 1,363.9 km²
- VesturbyggðWestfjords · 1,318.9 km²
- LanganesbyggðNortheastern Region · 1,316 km²
- SvalbarðshreppurNortheastern Region · 1,146.6 km²
- FjarðabyggðEastern Region · 1,146.4 km²
- DjúpavogshreppurEastern Region · 1,120.9 km²
- ReykhólahreppurWestfjords · 1,071.8 km²
- Grímsnes- og GrafningshreppurSouthern Region · 896 km²
- HörgársveitNortheastern Region · 889.6 km²
- SúðavíkurhreppurWestfjords · 742.1 km²
- MýrdalshreppurSouthern Region · 738.4 km²
- Sveitarfélagið ÖlfusSouthern Region · 718.6 km²
- ÁrneshreppurWestfjords · 700.3 km²
- SnæfellsbærWestern Region · 672.7 km²
- DalvíkurbyggðNortheastern Region · 593.9 km²
- SkagabyggðNorthwestern Region · 484.7 km²
- HvalfjarðarsveitWestern Region · 473.2 km²
- KaldrananeshreppurWestfjords · 452.3 km²
What's in this layer
Every district or county in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Second-level administrative areas: counties, districts, departments and shires.
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How many districts and counties are there in Iceland?
This layer holds 73 districts and counties in Iceland, the most of them in Northeastern Region. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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The name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID.
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