Langanesbyggð
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| Langanesbyggð | |
|---|---|
| — Municipality — | |
| Location of the Municipality of Langanesbyggð | |
| Country | |
| Constituency[1] | Norðausturkjördæmi |
| Region[2] | Norðurland eystra |
| County | Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 515 sq mi (1,333 km2) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 505 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Langanesbyggð is a municipality in northeastern Iceland, just north of Austurland.
As of January 2011, it had a total population of 505 and a population density of 0.36 per square kilometre. The total area was 1,333 km².
The main village is Þórshöfn, in the north there is the Langanes peninsula.