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Reykjanesbær

Southern Peninsula · Iceland
City population
19,724
#4
in Iceland
#1
in Southern Peninsula
#25,684
worldwide
ReykjavíkReykjanesbær
63.998, -22.561 · 36 km from Reykjavík
Share of Iceland
5.0%
Of the national population
Elevation
13 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Reykjavík
Time zone
Atlantic/Reykjavik
IANA zone identifier

About Reykjanesbær

Reykjanesbær is a city in Southern Peninsula, Iceland with a population of 19,724. It is the 4th largest of the 6 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Iceland, and the 25,684th largest worldwide. It lies 36 km from Reykjavík.

Position in Iceland
#4of 6
LargestSmallest
Position in Southern Peninsula
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Southern Peninsula
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
63.998, -22.561
Record updated
3 October 2022
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.

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All 6 in Iceland

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

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