List of municipalities of Denmark

This is a list of current Municipalities of Denmark. The number of municipalities was reduced from 270 to the current 98 on Monday January 1, 2007. The archipelago of Ertholmene is not part of any municipality or region but is administered by the Ministry of Defence. Area of municipalities includes water, which can make up a significant part of the total area of a municipality, i.e. Furesø and Halsnæs.

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Municipality Administrative Center Total Area
(km²)
Population
(2012-01-01)
Region
101 Copenhagen Copenhagen 86.60 549,050 Capital
751 Aarhus Aarhus 467.8 314,545 Central
851 Aalborg Aalborg 1137.2 201,142 North
461 Odense Odense 305.7 191,610 South
561 Esbjerg Esbjerg 794.7 115,112 South
630 Vejle Vejle 1058.8 108,021 South
147 Frederiksberg Frederiksberg 8.1 100,215 Capital
730 Randers Randers 747.6 95,756 Central
791 Viborg Viborg 1408.7 93,819 Central
621 Kolding Kolding 607.1 89,412 South
740 Silkeborg Silkeborg 850.5 89,328 Central
657 Herning Herning 1321.4 86,348 Central
615 Horsens Horsens 519.8 83,598 Central
265 Roskilde Roskilde 211.9 83,137 Zealand
370 Næstved Næstved 676.3 81,012 Zealand
330 Slagelse Slagelse 567.9 77,310 Zealand
540 Sønderborg Sønderborg 496.8 76,094 South
157 Gentofte Charlottenlund 25.6 72,814 Capital
316 Holbæk Holbæk 577.3 69,415 Zealand
860 Hjørring Hjørring 926.2 66,178 North
159 Gladsaxe Buddinge 24.9 65,303 Capital
376 Guldborgsund Nykøbing Falster 899.7 61,913 Zealand
217 Helsingør Helsingør 118.9 61,493 Capital
813 Frederikshavn Frederikshavn 650.3 61,158 North
580 Aabenraa Aabenraa 940.7 59,600 South
479 Svendborg Svendborg 415.5 58,551 South
746 Skanderborg Skanderborg 416.7 58,008 Central
760 Ringkøbing-Skjern Ringkøbing and Skjern 1469.6 57,892 Central
259 Køge Køge 256.5 57,307 Zealand
661 Holstebro Holstebro 793 57,153 Central
510 Haderslev Haderslev 815.9 56,188 South
230 Rudersdal Holte 73.4 54,630 Capital
173 Lyngby-Taarbæk Kongens Lyngby 38.8 53,251 Capital
430 Faaborg-Midtfyn Ringe 633.7 51,635 South
167 Hvidovre Hvidovre 23 50,600 Capital
573 Varde Varde 1240 50,193 South
607 Fredericia Fredericia 133.6 50,193 South
326 Kalundborg Kalundborg 575.2 48,632 Zealand
219 Hillerød Hillerød 214.9 48,203 Capital
169 Høje-Taastrup Taastrup 78.4 48,081 Capital
151 Ballerup Ballerup 33.8 47,994 Capital
253 Greve Greve Strand 60.4 47,942 Zealand
779 Skive Skive 683.3 47,620 Central
710 Favrskov Hadsten, Hinnerup, Hammel and Hvorslev 540.3 47,117 Central
766 Hedensted Hedensted 551.3 46,029 Central
390 Vordingborg Vordingborg 619.5 45,804 Zealand
360 Lolland Maribo 881.9 45,241 Zealand
787 Thisted Thisted 1068.6 44,908 North
250 Frederikssund Frederikssund 247 44,345 Capital
575 Vejen Vejen 813.5 42,785 South
846 Mariagerfjord Hobro and Hadsund 718.2 42,429 North
240 Egedal Ølstykke 125.8 41,821 Capital
706 Syddjurs Rønde 689.8 41,815 Central
420 Assens Assens 511.3 41,443 South
400 Bornholm (merged 2003) Rønne 588.1 41,303 Capital
185 Tårnby Tårnby 66 41,151 Capital
756 Ikast-Brande Ikast 733.4 40,658 Central
270 Gribskov Helsinge 279.5 40,603 Capital
210 Fredensborg Kokkedal 112.1 39,565 Capital
550 Tønder Tønder 1281.8 39,083 South
849 Jammerbugt Aabybro 863.9 38,611 North
190 Furesø Værløse 56.8 38,243 Capital
707 Norddjurs Grenaa 720.9 37,876 Central
410 Middelfart Middelfart 298.8 37,612 South
820 Vesthimmerland Aars 769.9 37,534 North
175 Rødovre Rødovre 12.1 36,883 Capital
810 Brønderslev Brønderslev 633 35,754 North
320 Faxe Haslev 405 35,110 Zealand
153 Brøndby Brøndbyvester 21 34,084 Capital
329 Ringsted Ringsted 294.6 33,153 Zealand
306 Odsherred Højby 354 32,640 Zealand
450 Nyborg Nyborg 276.7 31,486 South
260 Halsnæs Frederiksværk 121.8 30,980 Capital
340 Sorø Sorø 308.4 29,393 Zealand
480 Nordfyn Bogense 452.3 29,330 South
840 Rebild Støvring 621.3 28,911 North
165 Albertslund Albertslund 23.2 27,864 Capital
350 Lejre Hvalsø 238.9 26,887 Zealand
163 Herlev Herlev 12.1 26,608 Capital
530 Billund Grindsted 540.3 26,220 South
223 Hørsholm Hørsholm 31.3 24,365 Capital
201 Allerød Lillerød 67.5 24,043 Capital
440 Kerteminde Kerteminde 205.8 23,793 South
671 Struer Struer 246.2 22,098 Central
336 Stevns Store Heddinge 250.2 21,855 Zealand
727 Odder Odder 223.6 21,749 Central
161 Glostrup Glostrup 13.3 21,650 Capital
773 Morsø Nykøbing Mors 366.5 21,474 North
665 Lemvig Lemvig 502.8 21,384 Central
269 Solrød Solrød Strand 40.1 21,156 Zealand
183 Ishøj Ishøj 26.4 21,087 Capital
187 Vallensbæk Vallensbæk 9.5 14,565 Capital
155 Dragør Dragør and Store Magleby 18.3 13,692 Capital
482 Langeland Rudkøbing 288.8 13,094 South
492 Ærø (merged 2006) Marstal 90.1 6,636 South
741 Samsø Tranebjerg 113.5 3,889 Central
563 Fanø Nordby 54.6 3,251 South
825 Læsø Byrum 118.9 1,897 North

^1 Used for various statistical and administrative purposes.