Akureyri

Summary

Akureyri is a city^[1]. Akureyri ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (410 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Akureyri is located in Akureyrarbær^[3].
• Akureyri is in the country of Iceland^[4].
• Akureyri's head of government is recorded as Eiríkur Björn Björgvinsson^[5].
• Akureyri's head of government is recorded as Ásthildur Sturludóttir^[6].
• Akureyri's image is recorded as Akureyri-08-Panorama-2018-gje.jpg^[7].
• Akureyri's image is recorded as Overlooking Eyjafjörður from Hamrar (close).jpeg^[8].
• Akureyri's continent is recorded as Europe^[9].
• Akureyri's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Akureyri's official language is recorded as Icelandic^[11].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ålesund Municipality^[12].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gimli^[13].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lahti^[14].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Murmansk^[15].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Randers^[16].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Västerås Municipality^[17].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Narsaq^[18].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vágur^[19].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Curitiba^[20].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hafnarfjörður^[21].
• Akureyri's twinned administrative body is recorded as Çeşme^[22].
• Akureyri's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406437238^[23].
• Akureyri's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155956887^[24].
• Akureyri's GND ID is recorded as 4218545-2^[25].
• Akureyri's locator map image is recorded as Akureyrarbær Loc.svg^[26].
• Akureyri's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82029338^[27].

Body

Geography

Akureyri is in the country of Iceland^[4]. Akureyri is located in Akureyrarbær^[3]. Akureyri's continent is recorded as Europe^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Akureyri's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+136'}^[28]. Akureyri's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+40'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17573'}^[30], {'amount': '+17625'}^[31], {'amount': '+17725'}^[32], {'amount': '+17820'}^[33], {'amount': '+17957'}^[34], and {'amount': '+18030'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Akureyri's instance of is recorded as city^[10].

History and Context

+1786-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Akureyri^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Akureyri include Akureyri Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Iceland^[39].

Why It Matters

Akureyri ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (410 views/month).^[2] Akureyri has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Akureyri is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Akureyri include Akureyri Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Iceland^[39].