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{{Short description|Second-level administrative subdivision of Iceland}}
{{Infobox subdivision type
| name= Municipalities of Iceland <br> {{smaller|Sveitarfélög Íslands ([[Icelandic language|Icelandic]])}}     
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| map= [[File:Sveitarfélög-landsvæði (2021).png|300px]]           
| map_caption= Map of municipalities as of 2021
| category= [[Municipality]]         
| territory= {{flag|Iceland}} 
| upper_unit= [[Regions of Iceland|Regions]]
       
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| current_number= 62
| number_date= 2024     

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| population_range= Smallest: [[Árneshreppur]] (pop. 53) <br> Largest: [[Reykjavík]] (pop. 140,000)
| area_range= Smallest: [[Seltjarnarnes]] (2.11 km<sup>2</sup>) <br> Largest: [[Þingeyjarsveit]] (12,019.59 km<sup>2</sup>)    

| government= Municipal council

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The '''municipalities of Iceland''' ({{langx|is|sveitarfélög}} {{IPA|is|ˈsveiːtarˌfjɛːˌlœːɣ|}}; [[Grammatical number#Overview|sing.]]&nbsp;{{lang|is|sveitarfélag}} {{IPA|is|ˈsveiːtarˌfjɛːˌlaːɣ|}}) are local administrative areas in [[Iceland]] that provide a number of services to their inhabitants such as [[kindergarten]]s, [[elementary school]]s, [[waste management]], [[social services]], [[public housing]], [[public transportation]], services to [[senior citizen]]s and [[disability|disabled]] people. They also govern [[zoning]] and can voluntarily take on additional functions if they have the budget for it. The autonomy of municipalities over their own matters is guaranteed by the [[Constitution of Iceland|Icelandic constitution]].<ref name="Local Governments in Iceland">{{cite book |editor1=Sigurdur Sverrisson |editor2=Magnús Karel Hannesson |date=2012 |title=Local Governments in Iceland |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2009_2014/documents/deea/dv/0320_28_/0320_28_en.pdf |location=Reykjavik |publisher=The Association of Local Authorities in Iceland |page= |isbn=978-9979-9742-1-5 |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref>

==History==
{{Politics of Iceland}}
The origin of the municipalities can be traced back to the [[Commonwealth of Iceland|commonwealth]] period in the 10th century when rural communities were organized into [[Hreppur|communes]] (''hreppar'' {{IPA|is|r̥ɛhpar̥|}}) with the main purpose of providing help for the poorest individuals in society. When [[urbanization]] began in Iceland during the 18th and 19th centuries, several independent [[township]]s (''kaupstaðir'' {{IPA|is|ˈkʰœypˌstaːðɪr̥|}}) were created. The role of municipalities was further formalized during the 20th century and by the end of the century there was no longer any official distinction between urban and rural municipalities.<ref name="Local Governments in Iceland"/>

The trend in recent years has been to transfer more functions and power from the state to the municipalities. This has called for larger municipalities. The government encourages municipalities to merge but has taken a different approach to the issue than governments in other [[Nordic countries]] where forced amalgamation is regularly carried out (such as the [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal Reform 2007|municipal reform]] in [[Denmark]] that took effect in 2007). Instead, the process is voluntary. Municipalities negotiate possible mergers among themselves, and any merger must first receive approval from the relevant municipality's constituent voting electorate in a referendum. A similar approach is used by the [[Faroe Islands|Faroese]] government. However, municipalities having a population of below 50 may be forced to merge.

The number of municipalities peaked in the mid-20th century. There were 229 of them in 1950.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samband.is/media/enska/sameining-sveitarfelaga-1950-2010_Engl.pdf |title=Municipalities in Iceland in 1950 |date= |accessdate=2021-02-05}}</ref> From 1986 to 1998, their number decreased from 222 to 124. From 2000 to 2024, their number decreased from 124 to the current figure of 62.

==Government==
The municipalities are governed by municipal councils which are directly elected every four years. Municipal elections were last held on 14 May 2022. The sizes of these councils vary from five members in the smallest municipalities to fifteen in the largest one. Most municipalities except for the very small ones hire an executive manager who may or may not be a member of the municipal council. These managers are usually referred to as [[mayor]]s (''bæjarstjóri'' {{IPA|is|ˈpaiːjarˌstjouːrɪ|}} or ''borgarstjóri'' {{IPA|is|ˈpɔrkarˌstjouːrɪ|}}) in the mostly urban municipalities but "municipal manager" (''sveitarstjóri'' {{IPA|is|ˈsveiːtarˌstjouːrɪ|}}) in the rural or mixed municipalities. It is common for these executive managers to be professionally hired and [[Independent (politician)|politically independent]].

==List of municipalities==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Vernacular name !! Official name !! [[Regions of Iceland|Region]] !! Population<ref>{{cite web|url=https://px.hagstofa.is/pxen/pxweb/en/Ibuar/Ibuar__manntal2021__1_kynogaldur/CEN1102.px/?rxid=d2c2d557-6865-4086-b20c-c2fbb96c9a82|title=Census: Population by sex, age and municipality 2011 and 2021|website=[[Statistics Iceland]]|language=en-GB|access-date=2023-05-05}}</ref><br/>(2021 Census) !! Area<br>(km<sup>2</sup>) 
![[Local administrative unit|LAU]] code!! Mayor ([[Political parties in Iceland|Party]])
|-
| [[Reykjavík]] || Reykjavíkurborg || [[Capital Region (Iceland)|Höfuðborgarsvæðið]] || 129,886 || 274.19 || 0000 ||[[Einar Þorsteinsson]] ([[Progressive Party (Iceland)|B]])
|-
| [[Kópavogur]] || Kópavogsbær || [[Capital Region (Iceland)|Höfuðborgarsvæðið]] || 37,366 || 79.99 || 1000 || Ásdís Kristjánsdóttir ([[Independence Party (Iceland)|D]])
|-
| [[Seltjarnarnes]] || Seltjarnarnesbær || [[Capital Region (Iceland)|Höfuðborgarsvæðið]] || 4,567 || 2.11 || 1100 || Ásgerður Halldórsdóttir ([[Independence Party (Iceland)|D]])
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Garðabær]] || [[Capital Region (Iceland)|Höfuðborgarsvæðið]] || 17,224 || 75.46 || 1300 || Gunnar Einarsson ([[Independence Party (Iceland)|D]])
|-
| [[Hafnarfjörður]] || Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður || [[Capital Region (Iceland)|Höfuðborgarsvæðið]] || 29,000 || 144.07 || 1400 || Haraldur L. Haraldsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Mosfellsbær]] || [[Capital Region (Iceland)|Höfuðborgarsvæðið]] || 12,340 || 186.16 || 1604 || Haraldur Sverrisson ([[Independence Party (Iceland)|D]])
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Kjósarhreppur]] ||  [[Capital Region (Iceland)|Höfuðborgarsvæðið]] || 274 || 284.08 || 1606 || Guðný Guðrún Ívarsdóttir (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Reykjanesbær]] || [[Southern Peninsula (Iceland)|Suðurnes]] || 18,847 || 144.48 || 2000 || Kjartan Már Kjartansson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Grindavíkurbær]] || [[Southern Peninsula (Iceland)|Suðurnes]] || 3,445 || 423.46 || 2300 || Róbert Ragnarsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Suðurnesjabær]] || [[Southern Peninsula (Iceland)|Suðurnes]] || 3,533 || 82.46 || 2505 || [[Magnús Stefánsson]] (Ind.)
|-
| [[Vogar (municipality)|Vogar]]|| Sveitarfélagið Vogar || [[Southern Peninsula (Iceland)|Suðurnes]] || 1,288 || 164.4 || 2506 || Ásgeir Eiríksson (Ind.)
|-
| [[Akranes]] || Akraneskaupstaður || [[Western Region (Iceland)|Vesturland]] || 7,496 || 8.57 || 3000 || Regína Ásvaldsdóttir (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Skorradalshreppur]] || [[Western Region (Iceland)|Vesturland]] || 77 || 215.8 || 3506 || Árni Hjörleifsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Hvalfjarðarsveit]] || [[Western Region (Iceland)|Vesturland]] || 637 || 481.06 || 3511 || Björgvin Helgason (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Borgarbyggð]] || [[Western Region (Iceland)|Vesturland]] || 3,636 || 4926.85 || 3609 || Björn Bjarki Þorsteinsson ([[Independence Party (Iceland)|D]])
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Grundarfjarðarbær]] || [[Western Region (Iceland)|Vesturland]] || 842 || 149.08 || 3709 || Eyþór Garðarsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur]] || [[Western Region (Iceland)|Vesturland]] || 110 || 383.51 || 3713 || Eggert Kjartansson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Snæfellsbær]] || [[Western Region (Iceland)|Vesturland]] || 1,622 || 682.04 || 3714 || Kristinn Jónasson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Stykkishólmur]] || [[Western Region (Iceland)|Vesturland]] || 1,233 || 253.47 || 3716 ||[[Sturla Böðvarsson]] ([[Independence Party (Iceland)|D]])
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Dalabyggð]] || [[Western Region (Iceland)|Vesturland]] || 633 || 2426.88 || 3811 || Jóhannes Haukur Hauksson (Ind.)
|-
| [[Bolungarvík]] || Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður || [[Westfjords|Vestfirðir]] || 929 || 108.08 || 4100 || Elías Jónatansson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Ísafjarðarbær]] || [[Westfjords|Vestfirðir]] || 3,674 || 2380.55 || 4200 || [[Arna Lára Jónsdóttir]] (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Reykhólahreppur]] || [[Westfjords|Vestfirðir]] || 245 || 1096.23 || 4502 || Karl Kristjánsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Vesturbyggð]] || [[Westfjords|Vestfirðir]] || 1,280 || 1511.43 || 4607 || Rebekka Hilmarsdóttir ([[Independence Party (Iceland)|D]])
|-
| [[Súðavík]] || Súðavíkurhreppur || [[Westfjords|Vestfirðir]] || 189 || 750.35 || 4803 || Pétur G. Markan (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Árneshreppur]] || [[Westfjords|Vestfirðir]] || 37 || 705.41 || 4901 || Eva Sigurbjörnsdóttir (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Kaldrananeshreppur]] || [[Westfjords|Vestfirðir]] || 109 || 458.4 || 4902 || Finnur Ólafsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Strandabyggð]] || [[Westfjords|Vestfirðir]] || 416 || 1833.88 || 4911 || Jón Gísli Jónsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Húnaþing vestra]] || [[Northwestern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland vestra]] || 1,183 || 3022.83 || 5508 || Guðný Hrund Karlsdóttir (Ind.)
|-
| [[Skagaströnd]] || Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd || [[Northwestern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland vestra]] || 460 || 52.6 || 5609 || Magnús B. Jónsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Húnabyggð]]|| [[Northwestern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland vestra]]|| 1,377 || 4487.18 || 5613 ||
|-
| colspan="2" | [[Skagafjörður (municipality)|Skagafjörður]] || [[Northwestern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland vestra]] || 4,204 || 5542.46 || 5716 || Ásta Björg Pálmadóttir (Ind.)
|-
| [[Akureyri]] || Akureyrarbær || [[Northeastern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland eystra]] || 18,921 || 135.55 || 6000 || Ásthildur Sturludóttir (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Norðurþing]] || [[Northeastern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland eystra]] || 2,945 || 3732.78 || 6100 || Kristján Þór Magnússon (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Fjallabyggð]] || [[Northeastern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland eystra]] || 1,954 || 363.83 || 6250 || Gunnar Ingi Birgisson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Dalvíkurbyggð]] || [[Northeastern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland eystra]] || 1,816 || 597.35 || 6400 || Bjarni Þ. Bjarnason ([[Progressive Party (Iceland)|B]])
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Eyjafjarðarsveit]] || [[Northeastern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland eystra]] || 1,046 || 1774.83 || 6513 || Karl Frímannsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Hörgársveit]] || [[Northeastern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland eystra]] || 619 || 893.97 || 6515 || Snorri Finnlaugsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur]] || [[Northeastern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland eystra]] || 432 || 54.39 || 6601 || Eiríkur H. Hauksson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Grýtubakkahreppur]] || [[Northeastern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland eystra]] || 371 || 431.43 || 6602 || Þröstur Friðfinnsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Tjörneshreppur]] || [[Northeastern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland eystra]] || 53 || 198.86 || 6611 || Steinþór Heiðarsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Þingeyjarsveit]] || [[Northeastern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland eystra]] || 1,231 || 12019.59 || 6613 || Dagbjört Jónsdóttir (Ind.)
|-
| colspan="2" |[[Langanesbyggð]]|| [[Northeastern Region (Iceland)|Norðurland eystra]]|| 588 || 2483.16 || 6710 || Elías Pétursson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Fjarðabyggð]] || [[Eastern Region (Iceland)|Austurland]] || 4,955 || 1614.45 || 7300 || Páll Björgvin Guðmundsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Múlaþing]] || [[Eastern Region (Iceland)|Austurland]] || 4,853 || 10669.19 || 7400 || Björn Ingimarsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Vopnafjarðarhreppur]] || [[Eastern Region (Iceland)|Austurland]] || 635 || 1903.31 || 7502 || Ólafur Áki Ragnarsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Fljótsdalshreppur]] || [[Eastern Region (Iceland)|Austurland]] || 90 || 1516.3 || 7505 || Gunnþórunn Ingólfsdóttir (Ind.)
|-
| [[Hornafjörður (municipality)|Hornafjörður]] || Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 2,297 || 6309.44 || 7708 || Björn Ingi Jónsson ([[Independence Party (Iceland)|D]])
|-
| [[Vestmannaeyjar]] || Vestmannaeyjabær || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 4,194 || 16.14 || 8000 || Elliði Vignisson ([[Independence Party (Iceland)|D]])
|-
| [[Árborg]] || Sveitarfélagið Árborg || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 10,258 || 157.19 || 8200 || Ásta Stefánsdóttir ([[Independence Party (Iceland)|D]])
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Mýrdalshreppur]] || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 729 || 749.09 || 8508 || Ásgeir Magnússon (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Skaftárhreppur]] || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 560 || 6944.26 || 8509 || Eygló Kristjánsdóttir (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Ásahreppur]] || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 222 || 2942.32 || 8610 || Egill Sigurðsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Rangárþing eystra]] || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 1,828 || 1839.93 || 8613 || Ísólfur Gylfi Pálmason ([[Progressive Party (Iceland)|B]])
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Rangárþing ytra]] || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 1,698 || 3187.09 || 8614 || Ágúst Sigurðsson ([[Independence Party (Iceland)|D]])
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Hrunamannahreppur]] || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 781 || 1375.07 || 8710 || Jón G. Valgeirsson (Ind.)
|-
| [[Hveragerði]] || Hveragerðisbær || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 2,723 || 9.03 || 8716 || Aldís Hafsteinsdóttir ([[Independence Party (Iceland)|D]])
|-
| [[Ölfus]] || Sveitarfélagið Ölfus || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 2,277 || 736.32 || 8717 || Gunnsteinn R. Ómarsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur]] || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 569 || 899.44 || 8719 || Ingibjörg Harðardóttir (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur]] || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 533 || 2231.74 || 8720 || Kristófer Tómasson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Bláskógabyggð]] || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 1,124 || 3300 || 8721 || Valtýr Valtýsson (Ind.)
|-
| colspan=2 |[[Flóahreppur]] || [[Southern Region (Iceland)|Suðurland]] || 661 || 288.9 || 8722 || Eydís Þ. Indriðadóttir (Ind.)
|}

==Municipal chronological timeline==
From 1953 to 2024, the number of municipalities in Iceland decreased from 229 to 62:<ref>{{cite web |title=Nánar um sveitarfélögin |url=https://www.samband.is/nanar-um-sveitarfelogin |website=samband.is |publisher=Icelandic Association of Local Authorities |access-date=2025-10-28 |language=is}}</ref>

* 2026 (reduced to 61)
**[[Skorradalshreppur]] merges with '''[[Borgarbyggð]]'''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2025-09-21-veit-ekki-hvad-breyttist-i-skorradal-en-telur-sameiningu-goda-nidurstodu-453991|title=Veit ekki hvað breyttist í Skorradal en telur sameiningu góða niðurstöðu|author=Hugrún Hannesdóttir Diego|date=2025-09-21|publisher=RÚV|lang=is|access-date=2025-09-21}}</ref>
* 1 August 2024 (reduced to 62)
**[[Skagabyggð]] merged with '''[[Húnabyggð]]'''.
*19 May 2024 (reduced to 63)
**[[Tálknafjarðarhreppur]] merged with '''[[Vesturbyggð]]'''.
*14 May 2022 (reduced to 64)
**[[Skútustaðahreppur]] merged with '''[[Þingeyjarsveit]]'''.
**Stykkishólmsbær and [[Helgafellssveit]] merged to form '''[[Stykkishólmur]]'''.
**[[Svalbarðshreppur]] merged with '''[[Langanesbyggð]]'''.
**[[Akrahreppur]] merged with '''[[Skagafjörður (municipality)|Skagafjörður]]'''.
**[[Blönduós|Blönduósbær]] and [[Húnavatnshreppur]] merged to form '''[[Húnabyggð]]'''
*17 February 2020 (reduced to 69)
**[[Borgarfjarðarhreppur]], [[Djúpavogshreppur]], [[Fljótsdalshérað]], and [[Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður]] merged to form '''[[Múlaþing]]'''.
*24 January 2019
**[[Akureyrarkaupstaður]] renamed into '''[[Akureyrarbær]]'''.
*7 January 2019
**Sandgerði/Garður renamed into '''[[Suðurnesjabær]]'''.
*26 May 2018 (reduced to 72)
**[[Breiðdalshreppur]] merged with '''[[Fjarðabyggð]]'''.
**[[Sandgerði]] and [[Garður]] merged to form '''Sandgerði/Garður'''.
*13 August 2013
**Seltjarnarneskaupstaður renamed into '''[[Seltjarnarnesbær]]'''.
*1 January 2013 (reduced to 74)
**[[Álftanes]] merged with '''[[Garðabær]]'''.
*1 January 2012 (reduced to 75)
**Bæjarhreppur merged with '''[[Húnaþing vestra]]'''
*11 June 2010 (reduced to 76)
**Arnarneshreppur merged with '''[[Hörgárbyggð]]'''.
*1 June 2009 (reduced to 77)
**Grímseyjarhreppur merged with '''[[Akureyrarkaupstaður]]'''.
*15 July 2008 (reduced to 78)
**Aðaldælahreppur merged with '''[[Þingeyjarsveit]]'''.
*12 September 2007
**Höfðahreppur renamed into '''[[Skagaströnd]]'''.
*8 April 2006 (reduced to 79)
**Þórshafnarhreppur and Skeggjastaðahreppur merged to form '''[[Langanesbyggð]]'''.
*11 March 2006 (reduced to 80)
**Áshreppur merged with '''[[Húnavatnshreppur]]'''.
**Hólmavíkurhreppur and Broddaneshreppur merged to form '''[[Strandabyggð]]'''.
*20 February 2006 (reduced to 82)
**Saurbæjarhreppur merged with '''[[Dalabyggð]]'''.
*11 February 2006 (reduced to 83)
** Gaulverjabæjarhreppur, Hraungerðishreppur, and Villingaholtshreppur merged to form '''[[Flóahreppur]]'''.
*28 January 2006 (reduced to 85)
**[[Ólafsfjörður|Ólafsfjarðarbær]] and [[Siglufjörður|Siglufjarðarkaupstaður]] merged to form '''[[Fjallabyggð]]'''.
*21 January 2006 (reduced to 86)
**[[Húsavík|Húsavíkurbær]], Kelduneshreppur, [[Öxarfjörður|Öxarfjarðarhreppur]], and [[Raufarhöfn|Raufarhafnarhreppur]] merged to form '''[[Norðurþing]]'''.
*10 January 2006
**Vatnsleysustrandarhreppur renamed into '''[[Vogar (municipality)|Vogar]]'''.
*8 October 2005 (reduced to 89)
**Mjóafjarðarhreppur, Fáskrúðsfjarðarhreppur, and Austurbyggð merged with '''[[Fjarðabyggð]]'''.
*23 April 2005 (reduced to 92)
**Borgarfjarðarsveit, Hvítársíðuhreppur, and Kolbeinsstaðahreppur merged with '''[[Borgarbyggð]]'''.
*20 November 2004 (reduced to 95)
**Bólstaðarhlíðarhreppur, Sveinsstaðarhreppur, Svínavatnshreppur, and Torfalækjarhreppur merged to form '''[[Húnavatnshreppur]]'''.
**Hvalfjarðarstrandarhreppur, Innri-Akraneshreppur, Leirár- og Melahreppur, and Skilmannahreppur merged to form '''[[Hvalfjarðarsveit]]'''.
*1 November 2004 (reduced to 101)
**Austur-Hérað, Fellahreppur, and Norður-Hérað merged to form '''[[Fljótsdalshérað]]'''.
*1 August 2004 (reduced to 103)
**Hríseyjarhreppur merged with '''[[Akureyrarkaupstaður]]'''.
*17 June 2004
**Bessastaðahreppur renamed into '''[[Álftanes]]'''.
*28 January 2004
**Gerðahreppur renamed into '''[[Garður]]'''.
*10 May 2003 (reduced to 104)
**Stöðvarhreppur and Búðahreppur merged to form '''Austurbyggð'''.
*9 June 2002 (reduced to 105)
**Kirkjubólshreppur merged with '''Hólmavíkurhreppur'''.
*16 March 2002 (reduced to 106)
**Holta- og Landsveit, Djúpárhreppur, and Rangárvallahreppur merged to form '''[[Rangárþing ytra]]'''.
*12 March 2002 (reduced to 108)
**Húsavíkurkaupstaður and Reykjahreppur merged to form '''Húsavíkurbær'''.
*11 February 2002 (reduced to 109)
**Þingvallahreppur, Laugardalshreppur, and Biskupstungnahreppur merged to form '''[[Bláskógabyggð]]'''.
*21 January 2002 (reduced to 111)
**Gnúpverjahreppur and Skeiðahreppur merged to form '''[[Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur]]'''
*31 December 2001 (reduced to 112)
**Vindhælishreppur merged with '''[[Skagabyggð]]'''.
*20 November 2001 (reduced to 113)
**Austur-Eyjafjallahreppur, Vestur-Eyjafjallahreppur, Austur-Landeyjahreppur, Vestur-Landeyjahreppur, Fljótshlíðarhreppur, and Hvolhreppur merged to form '''[[Rangárþing eystra]]'''.
*15 November 2001 (reduced to 118)
**Hálshreppur, Ljósavatnshreppur, Bárðdælahreppur, and Reykdælahreppur merged to form '''[[Þingeyjarsveit]]'''.
*26 April 2001 (reduced to 121)
**Engihlíðarhreppur merged with '''[[Blönduósbær]]'''.
*1 January 2001 (reduced to 122)
**Skriðuhreppur, Öxnadalshreppur, and Glæsibæjarhreppur merged to form '''[[Hörgárbyggð]]'''.
*7 June 1998 (reduced to 124)
**Kjalarneshreppur merged with '''[[Reykjavíkurborg]]'''.
**Skriðdalshreppur, Vallahreppur, Egilsstaðabær, Eiðahreppur, and Hjaltastaðarhreppur merged to form '''Austur-Hérað'''.
**Dalvíkurkaupstaður, Svarfaðardalshreppur, and Árskógshreppur merged to form '''[[Dalvíkurbyggð]]'''.
**[[Neskaupstaður]], Eskifjarðarkaupstaður and Reyðarfjarðarhreppur merged to form '''[[Fjarðabyggð]]'''.
**Staðarhreppur, Fremri Torfustaðahreppur, Ytri Torfustaðahreppur, Hvammstangahreppur, Kirkjuhvammshreppur, Þverárhreppur, and Þorkelshólshreppur merged to form '''[[Húnaþing vestra]]'''.
**Selfosskaupstaður, Stokkseyrarhreppur, Eyrarbakkahreppur, and Sandvíkurhreppur merged to form '''[[Árborg]]'''.
**Lundarreykjardalshreppur, Reykholtsdalshreppur, Hálsahreppur, and Andakílshreppur merged to form '''Borgarfjarðarsveit'''.
*6 June 1998 (reduced to 145)
**[[Sauðárkrókur|Sauðárkrókskaupstaður]], [[Skefilsstaðahreppur]], [[Skarðshreppur]], [[Staðarhreppur (Skagafjörður)|Staðarhreppur]], [[Seyluhreppur]], [[Lýtingsstaðahreppur]], [[Rípurhreppur]], [[Viðvíkurhreppur]], [[Hólahreppur]], [[Hofshreppur (Skagafjörður)|Hofshreppur]], and [[Fljótahreppur]] merged to form '''[[Skagafjörður (municipality)|Skagafjörður]]'''.
**Bæjarhreppur, Borgarhafnarhreppur, Hofshreppur, and Hornafjarðarbær merged to form '''[[Hornafjörður (municipality)|Hornafjörður]]'''. 
*1 June 1998 (reduced to 155)
**Grímsneshreppur and Grafningshreppur merged to form '''[[Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur]]'''.
*14 February 1998 (reduced to 158)
**Þverárhlíðarhreppur, Borgarhreppur, and Álftaneshreppur merged with '''[[Borgarbyggð]]'''.
*1 January 1998 (reduced to 161)
**Skógarstrandarhreppur merged with '''[[Dalabyggð]]'''.
*27 December 1997 (reduced to 163)
**Hlíðarhreppur, Jökuldalshreppur, and Tunguhreppur merged to form '''Norður-Hérað'''. 
*1 June 1996 (reduced to 165)
**Ísafjarðarkaupstaður, Þingeyrarhreppur, Mýrahreppur, Mosvallahreppur, Flateyrarhreppur, and Suðureyrarhreppur merged to form '''[[Ísafjarðarbær]]'''.
*19 April 1995 (increased to 170)
**Helgafellssveit split from [[Stykkishólmur]].
*1 January 1995 (reduced to 169)
**Ögurhreppur and Reykjarfjarðarhreppur merged with '''[[Súðavík|Súðavíkurhreppur]]'''.
*12 June 1994 (reduced to 171)
**Höfn, Nesjahreppur, and Mýrahreppur merged to form '''Hornafjarðarbær'''.
*11 June 1994 (reduced to 173)
**Suðurdalahreppur, Haukadalshreppur, Laxárdalshreppur, Hvammshreppur, Fellsstrandarhreppur, and Skarðshreppur merged to form '''[[Dalabyggð]]'''.
**Staðarsveit, Breiðuvíkurhreppur, Neshreppur utan Ennis, and Ólafsvíkurbær merged to form '''[[Snæfellsbær]]'''.
**Hafnahreppur, Keflavíkurbær, and Njarðvíkurbær merged to form '''[[Reykjanesbær]]'''.
**Norðfjarðarhreppur merged with '''[[Neskaupstaður]]'''.
**Barðastrandarhreppur, Rauðasandshreppur, Patrekshreppur, and Bíldudalshreppur merged to form '''[[Vesturbyggð]]'''.
**Sauðaneshreppur merged with '''Þórshafnarhreppur'''.
**Norðurárdalshreppur, Stafholtstungnahreppur, Borgarnesbær, and Hraunhreppur merged to form '''[[Borgarbyggð]]'''.
**Eyjarhreppur and Miklaholtshreppur merged to form '''[[Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur]]'''.
**Nauteyrarhreppur í Norður-Ísafjarðarsýslu and Hólmavíkurhreppur í Strandasýslu merged to form '''Hólmavíkurhreppur'''.
**Snæfjallahreppur í Norður-Ísafjarðarsýslu merged with '''Ísafjarðarkaupstaður'''.
**Helgafellssveit merged with '''[[Stykkishólmur]]'''.
*1 January 1994 (reduced to 195)
**Fjallahreppur merged with '''Öxarfjarðarhreppur'''.
*1 July 1993 (reduced to 196)
**Landmannahreppur and Holtahreppur merged to form '''Holta- og Landsveit'''.
*1 October 1992 (reduced to 197)
**Beruneshreppur, Búlandshreppur, and Geithellnahreppur merged to form '''[[Djúpavogshreppur]]'''.
*1 January 1992 (reduced to 199)
**Hörðudalshreppur merged with Miðdalahreppur to form '''Suðurdalahreppur'''.
**Fellshreppur í Strandasýslu merged with Óspakseyrarhreppur to form '''Broddaneshreppur'''.
*17 February 1991 (reduced to 201)
**Presthólahreppur merged with '''Öxarfjarðarhreppur'''.
*1 January 1991 (reduced to 202)
**Hrafnagilshreppur, Saurbæjarhreppur, and Öngulsstaðahreppur merged to form '''[[Eyjafjarðarsveit]]'''.
*10 June 1990 (reduced to 204)
**Hofsóshreppur and Fellshreppur merged with '''Hofshreppur'''.
**Hörglandshreppur, Kirkjubæjarhreppur, Skaftártunguhreppur, Leiðvallahreppur, and Álftavershreppur merged to form '''[[Skaftárhreppur]]'''.
*1 April 1990 (reduced to 210)
**Fróðárhreppur merged with '''Ólafsvíkurkaupstaður'''.
**Auðkúluhreppur merged with '''Þingeyrarhreppur'''.
**Seyðisfjarðarhreppur merged with '''[[Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður]]'''.
*1 January 1989 (reduced to 213)
**Selvogshreppur merged with '''[[Ölfus]]hreppur'''.
*1 April 1988 (reduced to 214)
**[[Haganeshreppur]] merged with [[Holtshreppur]] to form '''[[Fljótahreppur]]'''.
*1 January 1988 (reduced to 215)
**Helgustaðahreppur merged with '''Eskifjarðarkaupstaður'''.
*4 July 1987 (reduced to 216)
**Geiradalshreppur, Gufudalshreppur, Múlahreppur, and Flateyjarhreppur merged with '''[[Reykhólahreppur]]'''.
*1 July 1987 (reduced to 220)
**Ketildalahreppur merged with Suðurfjarðarhreppur to form '''Bíldudalshreppur'''.
*1 January 1987 (reduced to 221)
**Hrófbergshreppur merged with '''Hólmavíkurhreppur'''.
*30 July 1986 (reduced to 222)
**Klofningshreppur merged with '''Fellsstrandarhreppur'''.
*1984 (reduced to 223)
**Dyrhólahreppur merged with Hvammshreppur to form '''[[Mýrdalshreppur]]'''.
*1972 (reduced to 224)
**Flateyjarhreppur merged with '''Hálshreppur'''.
** Loðmundarfjarðarhreppur merged with '''[[Borgarfjarðarhreppur]]'''.
*1971 (reduced to 226)
** Eyrarhreppur merged with '''Ísafjarðarkaupstaður'''.
*1 January  1964 (reduced to 227)
**Grunnavíkurhreppur merged with '''Snæfjallahreppur'''.
*1953 (229 municipalities reduced to 228)
**Sléttuhreppur is deserted and included in '''Ísafjarðarkaupstaður''', but not officially merged until 1995.

==See also==
*[[List of cities and towns in Iceland]]
*[[Constituencies of Iceland]]
*[[List of the most populated municipalities in the Nordic countries]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://atlas.lmi.is/sveitarfelog/ Maps of the municipalities]

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