Capital Region

Greater Reykjavík is a name used collectively for Reykjavík and six municipalities around it. The area is by far the largest urban area in Iceland. Each municipality has its own elected council. Greater Reykjavík's population of 216 940 is over 60% of the population of Iceland, in an area that is only just over 1% of the total size of the country. The size of the greater Reykjavík area is calculated from the area of its constituent municipalities, including large areas of hinterland, not the much smaller urban core of about 200 km2 (77 sq mi) Municipal governments cooperate extensively in various fields: for example waste policy, shared public transport and a joint fire brigade.

Population and size

Of the seven municipalities that make up the Greater Reykjavík area, Reykjavík is by far the most populated with 122,460 inhabitants; Kjósarhreppur is the least populated with only 217 residents, but has the largest area: 287.7 km2 (111.1 sq mi). Seltjarnarnes is the smallest municipality with an area of 2.3 km2 (0.89 sq mi).

Municipalities Population Area (km2) Density (Pop/km2) Reykjavík 122,460 277.1 442 Kópavogur 34,140 83.7 408 Hafnarfjörður 28,189 143.3 197 Garðabær 14,717 74.4 198 Mosfellsbær 9,481 193.7 49 Seltjarnarnes 4,415 2.3 1,920 Kjósarhreppur 217 287.7 0.75 Total 213,619 1,062.2 201