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City profile · Iceland · Europe

Keflavík

Southern Peninsula · Iceland
City population
15,930
#6
in Iceland
#2
in Southern Peninsula
#30,073
worldwide
ReykjavíkKeflavík
64.005, -22.562 · 36 km from Reykjavík
City population
15,930
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Iceland
#6
of 6 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#30,073
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Iceland
4.1%
of the national population

About Keflavík

Keflavík is a city in Southern Peninsula, Iceland with a population of 15,930. It is the 6th largest of the 6 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iceland, and the 30,073rd largest worldwide. It lies 36 km from Reykjavík.

Position in Iceland
#6of 6
LargestSmallest
Position in Southern Peninsula
#2of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Southern Peninsula
Rank in region
#2of 2
Distance to capital
to Reykjavík
Elevation
5 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Atlantic/Reykjavik
Coordinates
64.005, -22.562
Record updated
2023-02-09
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 6 in Iceland

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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