Skútustaðahreppur

Skútustaðahreppur
Skútustaðahreppur
Former municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of the municipality
	Skútustaðahreppur
	Coordinates: 65°38′37″N 16°55′03″W / 65.6436192°N 16.9173658°W
Country	Iceland
Region	Northeastern Region
Constituency	Northeast Constituency
Municipality	Þingeyjarsveit
Government
• Manager	Jón Óskar Pétursson
Area
• Total	6,036 km2 (2,331 sq mi)
Population
• Total	399
• Density	0.07/km2 (0.2/sq mi)
Postal code(s)	660
Website	myv.is

Skútustaðahreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈskuːtʏˌstaːðaˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] ^ⓘ, regionally also [ˈskuːtʰʏ-]) is a former rural municipality located in East Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat was in the village of Reykjahlíð.^[1] In 2022 the municipality merged with Þingeyjarsveit under the name of the latter.^[2]

Geography

Skútustaðir was one of the largest Icelandic municipalities. Its southern borders were represented by the northern site of the glacier of Vatnajökull. Its territory included the lakes of Mývatn (in front of Reykjahlíð) and Öskjuvatn; and the volcanoes of Hverfjall, Askja, Krafla and Herðubreið.