Copenhagen municipality
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| Copenhagen municipality (Københavns kommune) | |
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| Country | Denmark |
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| Region | Region Hovedstaden |
| Seat | Copenhagen City Hall |
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| Area | 88.25 km² (34 sq mi) |
| Population | 509,861 (2008) |
| Density | 5,777 /km² (14,962 /sq mi) |
| Lord Mayor | Ritt Bjerregaard (Social Democrats) |
| Timezone | CET (UTC1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC2) |
 Location in Denmark
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| Website: www.kk.dk | |
Copenhagen municipality (Danish: Københavns kommune) is the largest of the municipalities making up the city of Copenhagen. It lies at the center of Copenhagen and contains the old historic city. The municipality covers 91.3 km² (88.25km² of which is land), and has a population of 509,861 (2008).[1] The Lord Mayor of Copenhagen is Ritt Bjerregaard, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party, who is head of the Finance Committee. Other mayors are Pia Allerslev (Cultural and Recreational Committee), Bo Asmus Kjeldgaard (Education and Youth Committee), Mogens Lønborg (Health and Care Committee), Jakob Hougaard (Employment and Integration Committee), Klaus Bondam (Building and Environment Committee), and Mikkel Warming (Social Committee).
The municipal seat of government is the Copenhagen City Hall (Rådhus).
Copenhagen municipality was one of the three last Danish municipalities not belonging to a county — the others being Frederiksberg (the municipality with the smallest area and an enclave within Copenhagen municipality itself) and Bornholm. On 1 January 2007, the municipality lost its county privileges and became part of Region Hovedstaden (i.e. the Copenhagen Capital Region).
Neighboring municipalities are Gentofte, Gladsaxe and Herlev to the north, Rødovre and Hvidovre to the west, and Tårnby to the south. Frederiksberg is located as an enclave within the municipality, and is thus surrounded by Copenhagen.
Copenhagen municipality was not merged with other municipalities on January 1, 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
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[edit] Districts
The municipality is divided into 15 administrative, statistical and tax districts (bydele):
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[edit] Demography
Historic population. The two figures for February 1, 1901 are before and after the municipality annexed some nearby parishes. The apparent decline since the mid-1900s are due to the figures not including the urban areas outside Copenhagen municipality.
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[edit] Politics and government
The Copenhagen municipality is governed by Copenhagens municipal council (danish:Borgerrepræsentation). Council elections are held the third Tuesday of November every four years, the next time in 2009.
Following the 2005 municipal elections, the seats are divided in the following way:
- The Socialdemocrats 21
- Liberal party (Venstre) 8
- Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre) 7
- Socialist People's Party 7
- The Red-Green Alliance 6
- Conservative People's Party 3
- The Danish People's Party 3
The political leader/mayor of the Copenhagen municipality has since 1903 been a Social democrat.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- (Danish)Eniro map with named municipalities
- (Danish)Krak searchable/printable map(outline of municipality does not print out!)
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