Urban area of Copenhagen

Not to be confused with Copenhagen metropolitan area.
Urban area of Copenhagen outlined with red line.

The urban area of Copenhagen (also known as Greater Copenhagen) (Danish: Storkøbenhavn or Hovedstadsområdet), lying mostly in the Capital Region of Denmark but also in Region Zealand, consist of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg municipalities and the former Copenhagen County. In all, it consists of 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 Strand are included for the first time since 1999. As of 1 January 2024, this area had a population of 1,378,649.[1] Statistics Denmark states that the definition of the urban area is based on UN's 200m definition.[2]

  1. ^ "Statistics Denmark: Copenhagen City/Urban Area (Københavns Kommune, Hovedstadsområdet), 2012 (tables: FOLK1, BEF44)". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  2. ^ 1.2 Statistiske begreber (in Danish)