Capital Region (Iceland)


Greater Reykjavík is a region in southwestern Iceland that comprises the national capital Reykjavík and six municipalities around it. Each municipality has its own elected council. Municipal governments cooperate extensively in various fields: for example waste policy, shared public transport and a joint fire brigade.
The area is by far the largest urban area in Iceland. Greater Reykjavík's population of 233,034 is around 64% 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 the hinterland, not the much smaller urban core of about

Population and size

Of the seven municipalities that make up the Greater Reykjavík area, Reykjavík is by far the most populated with 131,136 inhabitants; Kjósarhreppur is the least populated with only 238 residents, but has the largest area:. Seltjarnarnes is the smallest municipality with an area of.
MunicipalitiesPopulation Area Density
Reykjavík131,136277.1473.2
Kópavogur37,95983.7453.5
Hafnarfjörður29,971143.3209.1
Garðabær16,92474.4227.5
Mosfellsbær12,073193.762.3
Seltjarnarnes4,7262.32054.8
Kjósarhreppur245287.70.9
Total233,0341,062.2219.4