Ísland / Iceland

Administrative hierarchy of Iceland: 8 regions, 156 localitys. With coordinates (lat/lon) and bilingual names at every level.

8
Region (Landsvæði)
156
Locality (Sveitarfélag)
164
Total Records
Coordinates
lat/lon at every level
Bilingual
Local script + English
JSON API
/api/v1/countries/is.json
No Postal
Not available

Hierarchy

8 Region → 156 Locality

Landsvæði / Region

Name (Local) Name (EN) ID Coordinates Children
Höfuðborgarsvæðið Capital Region IS01 64.095, -21.862 10
Vestfirðir Westfjords IS02 65.98, -22.104 24
Austurland East Iceland IS03 65.075, -15.204 39
Norðurland vestra Northwestern Region IS04 65.257, -19.451 12
Norðurland eystra Northeastern Region IS05 65.371, -17.104 21
Suðurnes Southern Peninsula IS06 63.944, -22.27 12
Suðurland South Iceland IS07 64.108, -19.138 22
Vesturland West Iceland IS09 64.915, -21.556 16

Data Access

GET /api/v1/countries/is.json

Full dataset including all levels. CORS enabled, no auth required.

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GitHub Repository

Full dataset with browsable hierarchy, aggregate files, and AI-friendly exports:

open-admin-data/iceland-administrative-divisions

Source

Who's On First
https://data.geocode.earth/wof/dist/shapefile/
License: CC BY