Lemvig Municipality

Lemvig Municipality
Lemvig Kommune (Danish)
Coat of arms of Lemvig Municipality
Location of Lemvig municipality
Location of Lemvig municipality
Coordinates: 56°32′00″N 8°18′00″E / 56.5333°N 8.3°E / 56.5333; 8.3
CountryDenmark
RegionMidtjylland
Established1 January 2007
Area
 • Total
509.70 km2 (196.80 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2024)[1]
 • Total
19,110
 • Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitelemvig.dk Edit this at Wikidata

Lemvig Municipality (Danish: Lemvig Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 516.63 km2, and has a population of 19,110 (2024). Its mayor is Erik Flyvholm, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Lemvig. The town has a population of 6,966.

The current municipality was enlarged on 1 January 2007 as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) when the former Thyborøn-Harboøre municipality was merged into the existing Lemvig municipality.

A significant part of its southern border is defined by the waters of Bøvling Fjord, Indfjorden and Nissum Fjord. A string of islands define the western perimeter of the waters south of the municipality; some of these islands belong to the municipality, and others belong to its southern neighbor, Ulfborg-Vemb. These waters at the municipality's southern border, encompassing the three fjords, plus Fejsted Kog is a national park.

The Lem Cove (Lem Vig) leads into the town of Lemvig from Nissum Bredning. Lake Ferring (Ferring Sø) lies north of the town of Ferring.