Metropolitan Copenhagen
Encyclopedia
The term Metropolitan Copenhagen ( or ) consist of Copenhagen
and Frederiksberg
municipalities and the former Copenhagen County
, except for the municipalities Høje-Taastrup
, Ledøje-Smørum
, in all, 18 municipalities, and except parts of Ballerup
, Greve
(of former Roskilde County), Ishøj
, former Søllerød
and former Værløse, mentioned with (the part of) their population included from 2007. Ishøj and Greve are included for the first time since 1999. Population 1st January 2011: 1,199,224.
, kommune) (population mentioned if only part of the municipality belongs to Metropolitan Copenhagen) :
Many years ago, the city region of Copenhagen (Danish
:København) was stated as the three municipalities Copenhagen
, Frederiksberg
and Gentofte
. Metropolitan Copenhagen and this city region are statistical abstracts only and have no political and/or administrative implications.
Region based on Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
municipalities and the former Copenhagen County
Copenhagen County
Københavns Amt is a former county on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It covered the municipalities in the metropolitan Copenhagen area, with the exception of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden Københavns...
, except for the municipalities Høje-Taastrup
Høje-Taastrup
Høje-Taastrup Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 78 km² , and has a total population of 47,158...
, Ledøje-Smørum
Ledøje-Smørum
Until January 1, 2007 Ledøje-Smørum was a municipality in Copenhagen County on Zealand island in eastern Denmark, then merged into Egedal...
, in all, 18 municipalities, and except parts of Ballerup
Ballerup
Ballerup Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Approx. 15 km. From central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and has a total population of 47,116 . It is also the name of the municipal seat,...
, Greve
Greve municipality
Greve Municipality is a municipality about 21 km south-west of Copenhagen in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 60 km², and has a total population of 47,773...
(of former Roskilde County), Ishøj
Ishøj
Ishøj Municipality is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers 26 km², with a total population of 20,687 , many of whom are Pakistani, African, Arab, or Turkish immigrants...
, former Søllerød
Søllerød
Until January 1, 2007, Søllerød was a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 39.77 km², and had a total population of 31,920...
and former Værløse, mentioned with (the part of) their population included from 2007. Ishøj and Greve are included for the first time since 1999. Population 1st January 2011: 1,199,224.
List of municipalities
According to Danmarks Statistik, since January 1, 2007 Metropolitan Copenhagen comprises the following municipalities (DanishDanish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
, kommune) (population mentioned if only part of the municipality belongs to Metropolitan Copenhagen) :
- CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
- FrederiksbergFrederiksbergFrederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
- AlbertslundAlbertslundAlbertslund Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 23 km², and has a total population of 27,602 . Its mayor is Steen Christiansen, a member of the Social Democrats political party...
- BallerupBallerupBallerup Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Approx. 15 km. From central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and has a total population of 47,116 . It is also the name of the municipal seat,...
- 38,699 - BrøndbyBrøndbyBrøndby Kommune is a municipality in the former Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 21 km², and has a total population of 33,831...
- GentofteGentofteGentofte Kommune is a municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 68,913...
- GladsaxeGladsaxeGladsaxe Kommune is a municipality near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 25 km², and has a total population of 62,562...
- GlostrupGlostrupGlostrup Kommune is a suburban municipality and town in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand approx. 10 km west of Copenhagen in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 13 km², and has a total population of 20,673 . Its Zip code is 2600...
- Greve StrandGreve StrandGreve Strand is a Danish town, seat of the Greve Municipality, in the Region Sjælland. Its population is 40,877 .-History:...
(Greve MunicipalityGreve municipalityGreve Municipality is a municipality about 21 km south-west of Copenhagen in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 60 km², and has a total population of 47,773...
) - 40,626 - Herlev
- HvidovreHvidovreHvidovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 22 km², and has a total population of 49,380...
- IshøjIshøjIshøj Municipality is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers 26 km², with a total population of 20,687 , many of whom are Pakistani, African, Arab, or Turkish immigrants...
(Ishøj Municipality) - 18,947 - Lyngby-TaarbækLyngby-TaarbækLyngby-Taarbæk Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 39 km², and has a total population of 51,449 . Its mayor as of 2010 is Søren P...
- RødovreRødovreRødovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Its mayor is Erik Nielsen, a member of the Social Democrats political party who hold a majority of seats in the council.-History:The municipality was created in 1901 when the parish of Rødovre was...
- SøllerødSøllerødUntil January 1, 2007, Søllerød was a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 39.77 km², and had a total population of 31,920...
(present RudersdalRudersdal municipalityRudersdal Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It is situated approximately 20 kilometers north of Copenhagen...
) - 19,070 - TårnbyTårnbyTårnby Kommune is a municipality bordering Copenhagen on the island of Amager just south of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality includes the islands of Saltholm and Peberholm, and covers an area of 65 km². It has a total population of 40,214...
- VallensbækVallensbækVallensbæk Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.-Overview:The municipality covers an area of 9.15 km², and has a total population of 12,399...
- VærløseVærløseVærløse was a municipality consisting of only one parish also named Værløse in the former Copenhagen County on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 34 km², and in 2005 had a total population of 18,649...
(present FuresøFuresø municipalityFuresø Kommune is a municipality in Denmark. It has a population of 37,667 and an area of 55.68 km² . The municipality belongs to the Copenhagen Capital Region and lies 20 km northwest of Copenhagen. Its mayor is Ole Bondo Christensen, a member of the Social Democrats political party...
) - 3,662
Many years ago, the city region of Copenhagen (Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
:København) was stated as the three municipalities Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
and Gentofte
Gentofte
Gentofte Kommune is a municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 68,913...
. Metropolitan Copenhagen and this city region are statistical abstracts only and have no political and/or administrative implications.
See also
- Danish Capital RegionDanish Capital RegionHovedstadsregionen was the name of the greater metropolitan region around and including Copenhagen , Denmark. It included the counties of Copenhagen, Frederiksborg and Roskilde....
- Oresund RegionOresund RegionThe Øresund or Öresund Region is a transnational region in northern Europe, centred on the cities of Copenhagen and Malmö. Located by the shores of the Øresund strait and connected by the Oresund Bridge, the Capital Region of Denmark and Region Zealand constitute the Danish side, while Skåne...
- Danmarks Statistik
Region based on CopenhagenCopenhagenCopenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
with suburbs
- This is the population of Copenhagen Municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality and the municipalities of the former Copenhagen County except Høje-Taastrup and the former Værløse Municipality, which is not exactly the same as Metropolitan Copenhagen.
- What is the source and year of these numbers??
- According to Danmarks Statistik Metropolitan Copenhagen has a population of 1,199,224 per. January 1, 2011, about 64,000 more than the table shows (see footnotes).
| Municipality | Population | Area | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region... (Copenhagen, Frederiksberg and Gentofte Municipalities) |
662,629 | 122.56 km² | 5,406.6/km² |
| Frederiksberg Frederiksberg Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most... |
91,721 | 8.77 km² | 10,458.5/km² |
| Gentofte Gentofte Gentofte Kommune is a municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 68,913... |
68,704 | 25.54 km² | 2,690.1/km² |
| Copenhagen Municipality Copenhagen municipality Copenhagen Municipality 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.... |
502,204 | 88.25 km² | 5,690.7/km² |
| Suburbs | 454,350 | 333.05 km² | 1364.2/km² |
| Albertslund | 28,498 | 31 km² | 1,328.8/km² |
| Ballerup Ballerup Ballerup Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Approx. 15 km. From central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and has a total population of 47,116 . It is also the name of the municipal seat,... |
46,610 | 34.09 km² | 1367.3/km² |
| Brøndby Brøndby Brøndby Kommune is a municipality in the former Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 21 km², and has a total population of 33,831... |
34,708 | 20.65 km² | 1,680.8/km² |
| Dragør Dragør Dragør Kommune is a municipality in Copenhagen County on the southern coast of the island of Amager just east of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 18 km², and has a total population of 13,411... |
13,076 | 18.14 km² | 720.8/km² |
| Gladsaxe Gladsaxe Gladsaxe Kommune is a municipality near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 25 km², and has a total population of 62,562... |
61,993 | 25.00 km² | 2,479.7/km² |
| Glostrup | 20,793 | 13.31 km² | 1,562.2/km² |
| Herlev | 27,272 | 12.04 km² | 2,265.1/km² |
| Hvidovre | 49,952 | 21.91 km² | 2,279.9/km² |
| Lyngby-Tårbæk | 51,507 | 38.88 km² | 1.324.8/km² |
| Rødovre | 36,391 | 12.12 km² | 3002.6/km² |
| Søllerød Søllerød Until January 1, 2007, Søllerød was a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 39.77 km², and had a total population of 31,920... |
31,633 | 39.77 km² | 795.4/km² |
| Tårnby | 39,535 | 65.95 km² | 608.7/km² |
| Vallensbæk | 12,382 | 9.15 km² | 1,353.2/km² |
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1,116,979 | 455.61 km² | 2.451.6/km² |