Akranes

thumb|250px|Langisandur in Akranes

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Place details

Locality: Akraneskaupstaður
Region: West
Country: Ísland
Population: 7,411
Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik

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Air quality

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PM2.5: 0.9 µg/m³
PM10: 1.7 µg/m³

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Akraneskaupstaður
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Akranes loftmynd.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: July 2008 aerial view of Akranes.
Settlement.shield_size: 85px
Settlement.image_map: Akraneskaupstaður Loc.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Western Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Northwest Constituency
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Haraldur Benediktsson

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Official name: Akranes
Country: Iceland
Located in: Akraneskaupstaður
Population: 8285
Area: 10
Elevation: 9
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Capital of: Akraneskaupstaður
Shares border with: Hvalfjarðarsveit
Official website: akranes.is
Image: Akranes loftmynd.jpg

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Commons category: Akranes
category for people born here: Category:Births in Akranes
twinned administrative body: Bamble
topic's main category: Category:Akranes
category of associated people: Category:People from Akranes
native label: Akranes
postal code: 300
inception: 1604-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Economy
Notable people
Sport
Climate
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
Gallery
References
External links

thumb|250px|Langisandur in Akranes

Akranes () is a port town and municipality on the west coast of Iceland, around north of the capital Reykjavík.

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