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Höfuđborgarsvæđi
The Capital Region ( is, Höfuðborgarsvæðið ) is a region in southwestern Iceland that comprises the national capital ReykjavÃk and six municipalities around it.Sigurður Guðmundsson. „Hvernig eru hugtökin dreifbýli og landsbyggð skilgreind hér á landi?â€The Icelandic Web of Science 18.8.2000. ''Retrieved on 6. June 2010'' ''(In Icelandic)'' Each municipality has its own elected council. Municipal governments in the region cooperate extensively in various fields: for example waste policy, shared public transport and a joint fire brigade. The region is home to 64% of Iceland's population. The region contains Icelands far largest urban area, Greater ReykjavÃk ( is, Stór-ReykjavÃk), a conurbation that includes parts of six out of seven municipalities of the region (Kjósarhreppur is all rural). Municipalities Seven municipalities make up the Capital Region with ReykjavÃk being the most populated by far with 135,688 inhabitants. Kjósarhreppur is the largest muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital Region
A capital region, also called a capital district or capital territory, is a region or district surrounding a capital city. It is not always the official term for the region, but may sometimes be used as an informal synonym. Capital regions can exist for either national or subnational capitals. First-level administrative country subdivisions Second-level administrative country subdivisions See also *Capital districts and territories *Federal district A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they ... References Types of administrative division {{Geo-term-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |