Hveragerði
Hveragerðisbær | |
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View from Hellisheiði down over Hveragerði | |
Location of Hveragerðisbær | |
Hveragerðisbær | |
| Coordinates: 63°59′57″N 21°12′24″W / 63.9992211°N 21.2065315°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Southern Region |
| Constituency | South Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Manager | Geir Sveinsson |
| Area | |
• Total | 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,657 |
| • Density | 295.22/km2 (764.6/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 810 |
| Municipal number | 8716 |
| Website | hveragerdi.is |
Hveragerði (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvɛːraˌcɛrðɪ, ˈxʷɛː-] ⓘ, "hot-spring yard") is a town and municipality in the south of Iceland, 45 km (28 mi) east of Reykjavík on Iceland's main ringroad, Route 1. The river Varmá runs through the town. With an area of 9 square kilometers (3.5 sq mi), Hveragerði is the third smallest municipality in Iceland by size.