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Borðeyri

Coordinates: 65°12′N 21°6′W / 65.200°N 21.100°W / 65.200; -21.100
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Borðeyri
Borðeyri in 2018
Borðeyri in 2018
Borðeyri is located in Iceland
Borðeyri
Borðeyri
Location of Borðeyri in Iceland
Coordinates: 65°12′N 21°6′W / 65.200°N 21.100°W / 65.200; -21.100
Country Iceland
ConstituencyNorthwest Constituency
RegionWestfjords
MunicipalityHúnaþing vestra
Population
 (15 July 2018)
 • Total16
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
The village of Borðeyri in 1883

Borðeyri (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpɔrðˌeiːrɪ]) is a hamlet in Húnaþing vestra municipality of the Westfjords in northwest Iceland.

It is a minor commercial centre for nearby farms. The population on 15 July 2018 was 16.

Borðeyri was previously part of the municipality Bæjarhreppur, which was one of the smallest in Iceland – having a population of about 100 in 2010 – and covered the west part of Hrútafjörður fjord. Bæjarhreppur merged into Húnaþing vestra on 1 January 2012.

In Borðeyri, there is a pre-school and an elementary school, a garage, and a guesthouse.

Prime Minister Sigurdur Eggerz and the painters Þorvaldur Skúlason and Karl Kvaran were born in Borðeyri.

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