Esbjerg Municipality

Esbjerg Municipality
Esbjerg Kommune (Danish)
Coat of arms of Esbjerg Municipality
Coordinates: 55°28′00″N 8°27′00″E / 55.4667°N 8.45°E / 55.4667; 8.45
CountryDenmark
RegionSouthern Denmark
SeatEsbjerg
Government
 • MayorJesper Frost Rasmussen
Area
 • Total742.5 km2 (286.7 sq mi)
Population
 (1. January 2024)[1]
 • Total115,423
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC2 (CEST)
Websitewww.esbjergkommune.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Esbjerg Municipality (Danish: Esbjerg Kommune, Danish pronunciation: [ˈesˌpjɛɐ̯ˀ]) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Jesper Frost Rasmussen, from the Venstre (Center-Right Party) political party. By 1 January 2007, the old Esbjerg municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with the former Bramming and Ribe and a small part of Helle municipalities to form the new Esbjerg municipality. This municipality has an area of 741 km2 (286 sq. miles) and a total population of 115,423 (2024).