Ásahreppur

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Ásahreppur
Municipality
South Constituency
Government
• Manager	Björgvin G. Sigurðsson
Area
• Total	2,942 km² (1,136 sq mi)
Population
• Total	193
• Density	0.07/km² (0.2/sq mi)
Municipal number	8610
Website	asahreppur.is

Ásahreppur (Icelandic pronunciation:

Rangárvallasýsla. The name "Ásahreppur" comes from the natural ridges in the area known as "the ásar". The community is bounded by the bridge of Þjórsá river to the west on the Ring Road, and the boundary extends about 500 m from Landvegamót

to the east. A bridge has existed across Þjórsá since 1895.

The community has a population of approximately 193 people, with agriculture and service being the main sources of employment. The landscape of the area includes a variety of features such as grassy swamps, farm areas, hills, and ridges, with the largest nesting place of the grey lag goose being located in the swampy desolated area of

Rangárvallasýsla, Skaftárhreppur, and Mýrdalshreppur

v t e Municipalities of Iceland
Capital Region	Garðabær Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður Kjósarhreppur Kópavogsbær Mosfellsbær Reykjavíkurborg Seltjarnarneskaupstaður
Southern Peninsula	Grindavíkurbær Reykjanesbær Suðurnesjabær Sveitarfélagið Vogar
Western Region	Akraneskaupstaður Borgarbyggð Dalabyggð Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur Grundarfjarðarbær Hvalfjarðarsveit Skorradalshreppur Snæfellsbær Stykkishólmsbær
Westfjords	Árneshreppur Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður Ísafjarðarbær Kaldrananeshreppur Reykhólahreppur Strandabyggð Súðavíkurhreppur Tálknafjarðarhreppur Vesturbyggð
Northwestern Region	Húnabyggð Húnaþing vestra Skagabyggð Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd
Northeastern Region	Akureyrarkaupstaður Dalvíkurbyggð Eyjafjarðarsveit Fjallabyggð Grýtubakkahreppur Hörgársveit Langanesbyggð Norðurþing Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur Tjörneshreppur Þingeyjarsveit
Eastern Region	Fjarðabyggð Fljótsdalshreppur Múlaþing Vopnafjarðarhreppur
Southern Region	Ásahreppur Bláskógabyggð Flóahreppur Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur Hrunamannahreppur Hveragerðisbær Mýrdalshreppur Rangárþing eystra Rangárþing ytra Skaftárhreppur Skeiða- og Gnúpverjahreppur Sveitarfélagið Árborg Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður Sveitarfélagið Ölfus Vestmannaeyjabær

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