# Borgarnes

> town in Iceland

**Wikidata**: [Q276537](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q276537)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borgarnes)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/borgarnes

## Summary
Borgarnes is a town (instance of a city) in Iceland, located in the municipality of Borgarbyggð and serving as the capital of the Western Region. It is associated with higher-education institutions and local sports organizations and had a population of 2,181 as of 2023-01-01.

## Key Facts
- Borgarnes is an instance of a city (class: large human settlement).
- Wikidata description: "town in Iceland."
- Country: Iceland.
- Located in the municipality of Borgarbyggð.
- Capital of: Western Region (region in Iceland).
- Coordinates: latitude 64.54305555555555, longitude −21.9125.
- Population (2023-01-01, preferred): 2,181.
- Population (2018-01-01): 1,962.
- Population (2015): 1,875.
- Population (2014-01-01): 1,824.
- Population (2013): 1,759.
- Population (1989): 1,704.
- Website: http://www.west.is/en.
- Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Borgarnes_2023_C.jpg.
- Page banner: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Borgarnes_banner.jpg.
- Commons gallery: "Borgarnes".
- Commons category: "Borgarnes".
- Wikipedia title: Borgarnes.
- Sitelink count for Borgarnes: 52.
- Languages with Wikipedia articles for Borgarnes include (selected from source): ar, de, en, es, fr, is, ja, nl, no, pt, ru, sv, zh and many others (full list included in source).
- Twinned administrative bodies: Dragsholm Municipality; Falkenberg Municipality; Leirvík; Ullensaker Municipality.
- Associated higher-education and research institutions listed in source: Agricultural University of Iceland (inception 2005) and Bifröst University (inception 1918).
- Local sports club associated with Borgarnes: Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur (country: Iceland; headquarters associated with Borgarnes).
- WOEID: 980070.
- GeoNames ID: 3418076.
- OpenStreetMap node ID: 122275012.
- Freebase ID: /m/033cfn.
- VIAF ID: 146777170.
- GND ID: 16014907-1.
- Library of Congress authority ID: n2002124598.
- National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007469739305171.
- RKD Thesaurus ID: 32921.
- Who's On First ID: 101803649.
- GNS unique feature ID: −2642463.
- Lexical identifier (lex_id): Borgarnes.
- Aliases: Борганес.
- SNARC ID: volleyball.
- Quora topic entry: "Borgarnes".
- Facebook location ID: 111814022169309.
- Store ID (Google Play): Borgarnes.
- Topic's main category: Category:Borgarnes.
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from Borgarnes.
- FactGrid item ID (as given in source): Johann Strauss II.
- Wikipedia languages available (complete list as provided): ar, arz, az, be, be_x_old, bg, ca, ceb, commons, cs, cy, da, de, en, eo, es, et, eu, fa, fr, gd, hy, id, is, ja, ka, kk, ko, lt, mdf, mk, ms, nl, no, os, pl, pt, ru, se, sh, sl, sv, tr, uk, uz, vo, xmf, zh.

## FAQs
Q: Where is Borgarnes located?
A: Borgarnes is in Iceland, within the municipality of Borgarbyggð, and serves as the capital of the Western Region.

Q: How many people live in Borgarnes?
A: Population figures recorded in the source are 1,704 (1989), 1,759 (2013), 1,824 (2014-01-01), 1,875 (2015), 1,962 (2018-01-01), and 2,181 (2023-01-01, preferred).

Q: What public institutions are associated with Borgarnes?
A: The Agricultural University of Iceland (inception 2005) and Bifröst University (inception 1918) are listed as education and research institutions associated with Borgarnes in the source.

Q: What sports organizations are linked to Borgarnes?
A: Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur is a sports club associated with Borgarnes; the club is catalogued with Iceland as its country and has headquarters linked to Borgarnes in the source data.

Q: Does Borgarnes have international relationships?
A: Yes. Borgarnes is twinned with Dragsholm Municipality, Falkenberg Municipality, Leirvík, and Ullensaker Municipality.

Q: Where can I find official or media resources about Borgarnes?
A: Official web presence is listed as http://www.west.is/en. Media resources include an image and a page banner hosted on Wikimedia Commons and a Commons gallery/category titled "Borgarnes."

Q: What authoritative identifiers exist for Borgarnes?
A: Numerous identifiers are listed, including WOEID 980070, GeoNames ID 3418076, OpenStreetMap node ID 122275012, Freebase /m/033cfn, VIAF 146777170, and Library of Congress authority ID n2002124598, among others.

## Why It Matters
Borgarnes matters because it functions as the administrative centre of Iceland’s Western Region, giving it a regional governance and service role beyond its town size. Its association with higher-education institutions — the Agricultural University of Iceland and Bifröst University — ties Borgarnes to national education and research activities, which supports local economic and cultural life and attracts students and researchers. The presence of organized sports, represented by Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur, indicates an active community infrastructure. Borgarnes’s twinning relationships with municipalities in other countries reflect its international municipal links and cultural exchange pathways. Finally, the town’s steady population growth to a preferred figure of 2,181 in 2023 shows demographic relevance within the region and justifies its status as a regional capital and hub for services and institutions.

## Notable For
- Being the capital of Iceland’s Western Region.
- Hosting or being associated with the Agricultural University of Iceland (inception 2005).
- Being associated with Bifröst University (inception 1918).
- Association with the sports club Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur.
- Twinning relationships with Dragsholm Municipality, Falkenberg Municipality, Leirvík, and Ullensaker Municipality.
- Recorded population growth with a preferred 2023 population of 2,181.
- Extensive presence in Wikimedia Commons (image, banner, gallery) and multilingual Wikipedia coverage (52 sitelinks across numerous languages).
- Multiple authoritative geographic and library identifiers (WOEID, GeoNames, VIAF, GND, LOC, etc.).

## Body

### Overview
Borgarnes is described in source material as a town (instance of a city) in Iceland. It is identified by the lexical ID "Borgarnes" and has the alias Борганес. The town has media assets stored on Wikimedia Commons, including a primary image and a dedicated page banner.

### Location and geography
- Country: Iceland.
- Municipality: Borgarbyggð.
- Regional role: capital of the Western Region of Iceland.
- Coordinates: latitude 64.54305555555555, longitude −21.9125.
- Geographic identifiers: GeoNames ID 3418076, OpenStreetMap node ID 122275012, Who's On First ID 101803649, and GNS unique feature ID −2642463.
- The town’s web presence is recorded at http://www.west.is/en.

### Demographics
- The source provides multiple population point-in-time values:
  - 1,704 (1989).
  - 1,759 (2013).
  - 1,824 (2014-01-01).
  - 1,875 (2015).
  - 1,962 (2018-01-01) — the 2018 figure includes a reference in the source.
  - 2,181 (2023-01-01) — marked as the preferred population value in the source.
- These values document multi-decade demographic records for Borgarnes.

### Governance and administrative role
- Borgarnes is administratively located in Borgarbyggð municipality.
- It is recorded as the capital of the Western Region of Iceland, indicating a regional administrative function.
- The town maintains international municipal ties through twinned administrative bodies: Dragsholm Municipality, Falkenberg Municipality, Leirvík, and Ullensaker Municipality.

### Education and research
- The source lists the Agricultural University of Iceland as an education and research institution associated with Borgarnes; the Agricultural University of Iceland has an inception year of 2005 in the provided data.
- Bifröst University is listed as a university associated with Borgarnes; the source gives Bifröst an inception year of 1918.
- Both institutions are noted as having country: Iceland in the source.

### Community, sports, and culture
- Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur is a sports club associated with Borgarnes. The source lists its country as Iceland and links its headquarters to the Borgarnes entity identifier.
- The presence of an organized sports club indicates structured community and recreational activity in the town.

### Media, Wikimedia and Wikipedia presence
- Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Borgarnes_2023_C.jpg.
- Page banner: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Borgarnes_banner.jpg.
- Commons gallery and category both labeled "Borgarnes."
- The town has a Wikipedia title "Borgarnes" and a sitelink count of 52 in the source.
- Wikipedia language presence is extensive, including languages such as Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Icelandic, Japanese, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Chinese, and many others as listed in the source.

### Identifiers and authority data
- WOEID: 980070.
- Freebase ID: /m/033cfn.
- GeoNames ID: 3418076.
- OpenStreetMap node ID: 122275012.
- VIAF ID: 146777170.
- GND ID: 16014907-1.
- Library of Congress authority ID: n2002124598.
- National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007469739305171.
- RKD Thesaurus ID: 32921.
- Who's On First ID: 101803649.
- GNS unique feature ID: −2642463.
- SNARC ID: volleyball.
- Facebook location ID: 111814022169309.
- Store ID (Google Play): Borgarnes.
- Lexical ID: Borgarnes.
- FactGrid item ID (from source): Johann Strauss II.
- These identifiers link Borgarnes across geographic, bibliographic, library, and cultural authority systems.

### International relations and twinning
- Borgarnes is twinned with:
  - Dragsholm Municipality.
  - Falkenberg Municipality.
  - Leirvík.
  - Ullensaker Municipality.
- The twinning relationships are recorded as twinned administrative bodies in the source.

### Categorization and topics
- Topic’s main category: Category:Borgarnes.
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from Borgarnes.
- The town has a Quora topic entry under "Borgarnes."

### Miscellaneous data
- The source lists Borgarnes’s SNARC ID as "volleyball."
- The source includes an alias in Cyrillic: Борганес.
- Borgarnes’s sitelink_count (number of linked wiki projects) is recorded as 52; related class "city" has a sitelink_count of 252 in the source.
- The item’s Wikipedia languages list and other catalog entries underscore a broad digital and authority footprint for the town.

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## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
3. Iceland in figures 2018
4. Flickr Shapefiles Public Dataset 2.0
5. GeoNames
6. Quora
7. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File