Zealand Region
Region Sjælland (Danish) | |
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| Coordinates: 55°10′N 11°50′E / 55.167°N 11.833°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Capital | Sorø |
| Largest city | Roskilde |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Trine Birk Andersen (A) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,273 km2 (2,808 sq mi) |
| Population (1 April 2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 839,619 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €32.413 billion (2021) |
| • Per capita | €38,800 (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | DK-85[3] |
| HDI (2022) | 0.918[4] very high · 5th of 5 |
| Website | www.regionsjaelland.dk |
Region Zealand (Danish: Region Sjælland) is the southernmost administrative region of Denmark, established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regions. Zealand Region has 17 municipalities. The government intends to merge R Sjælland with R. Hovedstaden 1 January 2027. The 41 member regional council will be elected in the 2025 Danish local elections.[5]
- ^ FOLK1: Population 1 October database from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Denmark Country Codes". codesofcountry.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ [1] Region of Eastern Denmark. Retrieved 8 October 2024