Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur

Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur is a municipality in the south-western part of Iceland, in the Southern Region. It was formed in 1998 by the merger of Grímsneshreppur and Grafningshreppur. The main settlement is Sólheimar with 80 inhabitants (2006). The settlement Írafoss og Ljósafoss, which still had 15 inhabitants in 1997, has been abandoned since then.

Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur
Location of Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur
CountryIceland
RegionSouthern Region
ConstituencySouth Constituency
Government
  ManagerIngibjörg Harðardóttir
Area
  Total900 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population
  Total422
  Density0.47/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
Municipal number8719
Websitegogg.is

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