Reykjavík Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxa Bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a population of around 123,300 (and over 216,940 in the Capital Region), it is the heart of Iceland's cultural, economic and governmental activity, and is a popular tourist destination. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to Ingólfr Arnarson, was established in AD 874. Until the 19th century, there
S. N. W. Hulugalle S. N. W. Hulugalle Semasinghe Navaratne Wanninaake Hulugalle (known as S. N. W. Hulugalle Adigar unitll 1915) was a Ceylonese colonial-era legislator and a headmen. He was representative of the Kandyans in the Legislative Council of Ceylon. He was appointed to a Adigar from which he was removed after the Riots of 1915. Born as C. Jayatilleke, he later changed his name to S. N. W. Hulugalle and was educated in at Christian College, Kotte. His uncle was John Graham Jayatilleke, first Kandyan Proctor and Notary Public. Joining the public service as a clerk in 1868, he was appointed Ratemahatmaya