Kópavogur is a town in Iceland and the country's second-largest municipality by population, lying immediately south of Reykjavik within the Capital Region; its name literally means seal pup inlet, and the town seal depicts the profile of the church Kopavogskirkja with a seal pup beneath it. The town consists largely of residential areas alongside commercial and industrial activity, and it is home to the Smaratorg Tower, the tallest building in Iceland.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude64.111944 degrees north 2 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Kópavogur (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
40,040
- In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Kópavogur (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 64.111944, longitude -21.9
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 8 m
P2046 (area)
area 110.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population (2025)
View the Source3. Kópavogur (Wikipedia)
4. GeoNames: Kópavogur - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 37 m
5. 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
6. GeoNames: Kópavogur - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3415212Quote, cities500 record 3415212
64.11234 -21.91298 P PPL IS 39 1000 40040 37 Atlantic/Reykjavik
Wikidata: Kópavogur
Wikidata Q163852, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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