Húnavatnshreppur

Former municipality in Northwestern Region, Iceland

65°30′57″N 20°23′18″W / 65.5158316°N 20.3883425°W / 65.5158316; -20.3883425CountryIcelandRegionNorthwestern RegionConstituencyNorthwest ConstituencyMunicipalityHúnabyggðGovernment

• ManagerEinar Kristján JónssonArea

• Total3,817 km² (1,474 sq mi)Population

• Total409 • Density0.11/km² (0.3/sq mi)Websitehunavatnshreppur.is

Húnavatnshreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhuːnaˌvasːˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] ^ⓘ) is a former rural municipality located in northwestern Iceland.

History

The municipality was formed on 1 January 2006 by the union of the former municipalities of Sveinsstaðahreppur [ˈsveinsˌstaːðaˌr̥ehpʏr̥], Torfalækjarhreppur [ˈtʰɔrvaˌlaiːcar̥ˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥], Svínavatnshreppur [ˈsviːnaˌvasːˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] and Bólstaðarhlíðarhreppur [ˈpoulˌstaːðarˌl̥iːðar̥ˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥]. In 2022, the municipality merged with Blönduós to form Húnabyggð.^[1]

Geography

Húnavatn is one of the largest Icelandic municipalities. Its southern borders touch the glaciers of Hofsjökull and Langjökull. In the south are situated also the hot springs in Hveravellir.