Breiðholt
Breiðholt | |
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District | |
Entrance to the secondary school in Breiðholt | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Municipality | Reykjavík |
| Area | |
• District | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• District | 22.795 |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Postal code | IS-109, IS-111 |
Breiðholt (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpreiðˌhɔl̥t]) is a southeastern district of Reykjavík, Iceland. It includes three neighbourhoods: Neðra-Breiðholt [ˈnɛðra-ˌpreiðˌhɔl̥t] (Bakkar [ˈpahkar̥], Mjódd [ˈmjoutː] and Stekkir [ˈstɛhcɪr̥]), Efra-Breiðholt [ˈɛvra-ˌpreiðˌhɔl̥t] (Hólar [ˈhouːlar̥], Berg [ˈpɛrk] and Fell [ˈfɛtl̥]) and Seljahverfi [ˈsɛljaˌkʰvɛrvɪ] (Sel [ˈsɛːl̥]). It is one of the largest districts in Reykjavík, with a population of around 20,000.
The neighborhood has the highest amount of foreign-born residents of any in Reykjavík.