Borðeyri
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Borðeyri (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpɔrðˌeiːrɪ]) is a hamlet in Húnaþing vestra municipality of the Westfjords in northwest Iceland.
It is a minor commercial centre for nearby farms. The population on 15 July 2018 was 16.
Borðeyri was previously part of the municipality
Bæjarhreppur, which was one of the smallest in Iceland – having a population of about 100 in 2010 – and covered the west part of Hrútafjörður fjord. Bæjarhreppur merged into Húnaþing vestra
on 1 January 2012.
In Borðeyri, there is a pre-school and an elementary school, a garage, and a guesthouse.
Prime Minister
Sigurdur Eggerz and the painters Þorvaldur Skúlason and Karl Kvaran
were born in Borðeyri.
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