Reykjavík
City of Reykyavík
Reykjavíkurborg | |
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| Reykjavik seen from Hallgrímskirkja Reykjavik seen from Hallgrímskirkja | |
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Coat of arms of City of Reykyavík Coat of arms | |
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| Constituency | Reykjavík North Reykjavík South |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (Borgarstjóri) | Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir |
| Area | |
| • City | 274.5 km2 (106 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 777 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • City | 120,165 |
| • Density | 436.5/km2 (1,131/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 201,847 |
| • Metro density | 259.4/km2 (672/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Website | http://www.rvk.is/ |
| Postal Codes: 101-155 | |
Reykjavík is the capital city of the island country of Iceland. It is also the largest city in that country. The population of Reykyavík is over 117,000 people. There is a geothermal bath, both natural and unnatural in appearance. It is in the capital and people relax in this hot spring during the cooler months. Björk, an Icelandic singer, is from Reykyavík.
People from Reykjavik[change]
- Jón Kalman Stefánsson (born 1963), writer, poet
- Magnús Scheving (born 1964), writer, entrepreneur, producer, actor and athlete
- Björk (born 1965), singer, songwriter, actress, record producer and DJ
- Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (born 1965), politician
Other websites[change]
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
