Álftanes

Infobox City
official_name = Álftanes, Iceland
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mapsize = 200px
map_caption =Location in Iceland
subdivision_type = Constituency
subdivision_name = Southwest
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Sigurður G. Gunnarsson
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area_total_km2 = 5
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population_as_of = 2008
population_total = 2455
population_urban =
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population_density_km2 = 472
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latd=64 |latm=07 |latNS=N
longd=21 |longm=46 |longEW=W
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website = http://www.alftanes.is/
footnotes = Postal Codes: 225

Álftanes is a low-lying peninsula which extrudes from the eastern part of Reykjanes, located in Iceland's Greater Reykjavík Area. Álftanes has a population of 2,455 as of July 1, 2008 census.

The village of Álftanes is located on Álftanes, as is the residence of the President of Iceland, Bessastaðir.