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Northwestern Region (Iceland)

first-level administrative country subdivision (region) in Iceland

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 29, 2025
Entity authorityQ210866 ↗
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Northwestern Region (Icelandic: Norðurland vestra, pronounced [ˈnɔrðʏrˌlant ˈvɛstra] ) is one of the traditional eight regions of Iceland, located in the north of the island. The largest town in the region is Sauðárkrókur, with a population of 2,609 in 2024.

One of the primary attractions of the area is the basalt rock Hvítserkur, 15 meters high and resembles a dragon that throws its head to take a sip of water.

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The public source identifies “Northwestern Region (Iceland)” as first-level administrative country subdivision (region) in Iceland. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Northwestern, Region and Iceland.

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This entry incorporates text from “Northwestern Region (Iceland)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.