Eastern Region (Iceland)

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Austurland
Austurfirðir
The Austurland area
The Austurland area
Country Iceland
Seat Egilsstaðir
Area
 • Total 22,721 km2 (8,773 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 15,300
 • Density 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi)

Eastern Region (Icelandic: Austurland, also known as Austfirðir: "Eastfjords") is a region in eastern Iceland. Its area is 22,721 km² and its population (2007) is 15,300. The largest town in the region is Egilsstaðir, with a population of 2,300. The oldest municipality is Seyðisfjörður, established in 1895, with a population of 706 in 2009. The only car and passenger ferry that sails between Iceland and the European continent calls at Seyðisfjörður once a week in the summer months and intermittently the rest of the year.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:East Iceland#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|East Iceland]].

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