Skútustaðahreppur | |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Iceland |
Coordinates: | 65.6436°N -16.9174°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iceland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeastern Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name2: | Northeast Constituency |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Þingeyjarsveit |
Leader Title1: | Manager |
Leader Name1: | Jón Óskar Pétursson |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 6,036 |
Population Total: | 399 |
Population Density Km2: | 0.07 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | 660 |
Skútustaðahreppur (pronounced as /is/, regionally also in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈskuːtʰʏ-/) is a former rural municipality located in East Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat was in the village of Reykjahlíð.[1] In 2022 the municipality merged with Þingeyjarsveit under the name of the latter.[2]
Skútustaðir was one of the largest Icelandic municipalities. Its southern borders were represented by the northern site of the glacier of Vatnajökull. Its territory included the lakes of Mývatn (in front of Reykjahlíð) and Öskjuvatn; and the volcanoes of Hverfjall, Askja, Krafla and Herðubreið.