Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland, and is the fifth largest municipality in the country with a population of 20,116 as of January 2025 across 46 square kilometers. The site has been inhabited since the initial settlement of Iceland in the 9th century, with the medieval Landnamabok referencing two early farms in the area, Vifilsstadir and Skulastadir. The modern settlement was established in 1878 and received market town rights on January 1, 1976.
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Founding Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Garðabær (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 20,116 (2025)
2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 64.25, -21.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 64.25, -21.75
64.25 -21.75 Cfc
3. GeoNames: Garðabær - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3417195, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 3417195, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
64.08865 -21.92298 P PPL IS 39 1300 11421 41 Atlantic/Reykjavik
Garðabær (Wikipedia)
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Garðabær (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkarðaˌpaiːr̥] ) is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland.
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