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Grýtubakkahreppur Latitude and Longitude:

65°56′56″N 18°11′56″W / 65.9488876°N 18.1988985°W / 65.9488876; -18.1988985
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Grýtubakkahreppur
Skyline of Grýtubakkahreppur
Skyline of Grýtubakkahreppur
Location of Grýtubakkahreppur
Location of Grýtubakkahreppur
Grýtubakkahreppur is located in Iceland
Grýtubakkahreppur
Grýtubakkahreppur
Coordinates: 65°56′56″N 18°11′56″W / 65.9488876°N 18.1988985°W / 65.9488876; -18.1988985
CountryIceland
Region Northeastern Region
Constituency Northeast Constituency
Government
 •  ManagerÞröstur Friðfinnsson
Area
 • Total432 km2 (167 sq mi)
Population
 • Total353
 • Density0.82/km2 (2.1/sq mi)
Postal code(s)
6602
Municipal number610
Website grenivik.is
Grenivík

Grýtubakkahreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkriːtʏˌpahkaˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] , regionally also [ˈkriːtʰʏ-]) is a municipality located in northern-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region.

The amount of residence is approximately 400. it has a local convenience store, a bank, as well as a preschool and a grade school.

Geography

Located on the eastern side of Eyjafjörður, north of Akureyri, Grýtubakki is located next to Dalvík and not too far from Húsavík. Its main settlement is the village Grenivík [ˈkrɛːnɪˌviːk], which is located next to Kaldbakur mountain. [1]

Sports

Local football club Magni Grenivík plays in the third tier of the Iceland football pyramid and play their home games at the Grenivíkurvöllur.

References

  1. ^ Grenivik - Visit North Iceland

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