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Iceland is divided into 8 landsvæði (regions): | landsvæðun | (English) | Capital | Population | Area in km² | Pop./km² | | Austurland | East | Egilsstaðir | 11 798 | 22 721 | 0,52 | | Höfuðborgarsvæði | Capital Region | Reykjavík | 178 000 | 1 062 | 167,61 | | Norðurland eystra | Northeast | Akureyri | 26 618 | 21 968 | 1,21 | | Norðurland vestra | Northwest | Sauðárkrókur | 9 310 | 12 737 | 0,73 | | Suðurland | South | Selfoss | 21 326 | 24 526 | 0,87 | | Suðurnes (formerly Reykjanes) | Southwest | Keflavík | 16 727 | 829 | 20,18 | | Vestfirðir | Westfjords | Ísafjörður | 8 014 | 9 409 | 0,85 | | Vesturland | West | Borgarnes | 14 457 | 9 554 | 1,51 | | Total | | Reykjavík | 286 250 | 102 928 | 2,78 | The landsvæði are further divided into 23 counties, sýslur: - Árnessýsla
- Austur-Barðastrandarsýsla
- Austur-Húnavatnssýsla
- Austur-Skaftafellssýsla
- Borgarfjarðarsýsla
- Dalasýsla
- Eyjafjarðarsýsla
- Gullbringusýsla,
- Kjósarsýsla
- Mýrasýsla
- Norður-Ísafjarðarsýsla
- Norður-Múlasýsla
- Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla
- Rangárvallasýsla
- Skagafjarðarsýsla
- Snæfellsnes-og Hnappadalssýsla
- Strandasýsla
- Suður-Múlasýsla
- Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla
- Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla
- Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla
- Vestur-Ísafjarðarsýsla
- Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla
Besides the counties, there are 14 independent towns, or kaupstaðir: |
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