• Administrative centre for East Iceland
• Sheltered lowland location with ample sites for development.
• International-standard airport with recently upgraded runway and terminal. Flights to Reykjavík 3 -4 times a day.
• Established centre for agricultural processing.
• Local specialist services: accountants, lawyers, consultants, computer services,
  software design.
• Base for travel in Central East Iceland and highlands.
• Research: State Forestry Service.
• Regional development agency.
• Good health services.
• Education (including regional secondary grammar school).
• Leisure: river ferry, international summer jazz festival, largest forest in Iceland.
• Population 2,876 (Egilsstadir 1,595 and surr. 1,281)

Offical web site: www.egilsstadir.is on Icelandic