Vogar
Vogar | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 63°58′N 22°22′W / 63.967°N 22.367°W | |
Country | Iceland |
Constituency | South Constituency |
Region | Southern Peninsula [1] |
Municipality | Vogar |
Government | |
• President of the town council [2] | Björn G. Sæbjörnsson [2] |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,331 |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( GMT) |
Vogar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɔːɣar̥] ⓘ) is a small town in the southwest of Iceland. It is the seat of the municipality of Vogar (Sveitarfélagið Vogar). [3] There is a highly automated atmospheric gas extraction plant in the town, [4] with the oxygen produced being the only local source for Iceland's healthcare use. [5] The town also has a fish roe incubation centre for Atlantic salmon. [6]
The population of the municipality of Vogar was almost 1400 as of 2023. [3]
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