Kjósarhreppur (), also known as Kjós , is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

. It is the most northern part of the

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 exis ...

and is adjacent to

Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...

Bláskógabyggð Bláskógabyggð ( ) is a municipality located in western Iceland. Its major settlements are Laugarás and Laugarvatn Laugarvatn () is the name of a lake and a small town in the south of Iceland. The lake is smaller than the neighbouring Apavat ...

, and

Hvalfjarðarsveit Hvalfjarðarsveit () is a municipality in Vesturland in Iceland. The municipality derives its name from the fjord Hvalfjörður, which forms its southern border. The municipality formed on 1 June 2006, by the union of the former municipalities of ...

. Kjós is sometimes referred to as "a countryside in a city" (') due to its proximity to Reykjavík. The primary industry in Kjós is agriculture. It is home to a number of lakes and rivers, including the

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, one of the most popular sites for salmon fishing in the country.

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Municipalities of Iceland Populated places in Capital Region (Iceland) {{Iceland-geo-stub