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Kópavogur

Seal

Motto: Það er gott að búa í Kópavogi.
It's good to live in Kópavogur. (unofficial)

Kópavogur

Location in Iceland

Coordinates: 64°07′N 21°46′W / 64.117°N 21.767°W

Country

Iceland

Constituency

Southwest

Government

- Mayor

Gunnsteinn Sigurðsson

Area

- Total

83.72 km² (32.32 sq mi)

Population (2009)

- Total

30,180

- Density

340.0/km² (880.6/sq mi)

Website

http://www.kopavogur.is/

Postal Codes: 200-203

Kópavogur is Iceland's second largest municipality, with a population of 30,180. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Greater Reykjavík Area. The name literally means seal pup bay. The town seal contains the profile of the church Kópavogskirkja with a seal pup underneath. Kópavogur is largely made up of residential areas, but has commercial areas and a lot of industrial activity as well.

Kópavogur's main sports clubs are Gerpla, Breiðablik UBK and HK.

The mayor of Kópavogur is Gunnsteinn Sigurðsson, a member of the council for the Independence Party. The majority of the council since 1990 has been formed by the Independence Party and the Progressive Party.

The tallest building in Iceland is located in downtown Kópavogur. The building is called Smáratorg tower.

1 History
2 International relations
- 2.1 Twin towns — Sister cities
3 See also
4 External links

History

Kópavogur is historically significant as the site of the 1662 Kópavogur meeting. This event marked the total incorporation of Iceland into Denmark-Norway as bishop Brynjólfur Sveinsson and lögmaður Árni Oddsson on behalf of the Icelandic people signed a document confirming that the introduction of absolute monarchy by the King also applied to Iceland.

The singer Emilíana Torrini is from Kópavogur.