Copenhagen municipality
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Copenhagen Municipality is the largest of the municipalities making up the city of Copenhagen
. It lies at the center of Copenhagen and contains the old historic city.
The municipality covers 91.3 km² (88.25km² of which is land), and has a population of 539,542 (2011). The Lord Mayor of Copenhagen as of 2010 is Frank Jensen
, a member of the Social Democrats
(Socialdemokraterne) political party
, who is head of the Finance Committee. Other mayors are Bo Asmus Kjeldgaard (Technics and Environment Committee), Pia Allerslev (Cultural and Recreational Committee), Anne Vang (Children and Youth Committee), Ninna Thomsen (Health and Care Committee), Mikkel Warming
(Social Committee) and Klaus Bondam
(Employment and Integration Committee).
The municipal seat of government is the Copenhagen City Hall
.
— the others being Frederiksberg
(the municipality with the smallest area and an enclave within Copenhagen municipality itself) and Bornholm
. On 1 January 2007, the municipality lost its county privileges and became part of Region Hovedstaden
(i.e. the Copenhagen Capital Region).
Neighboring municipalities are Gentofte
, Gladsaxe
and Herlev
to the north, Rødovre
and Hvidovre
to the west, and Tårnby
to the south. Frederiksberg
is located as an enclave within the municipality, and is thus surrounded by Copenhagen.
Copenhagen municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
The municipality is divided into 15 administrative, statistical and tax districts (bydele):
is governed by Copenhagen's municipal council
.
Council elections are held the third Tuesday of November every four years, the next time in 2013.
Following the 2009 municipal elections, the 55 seats are divided in the following way:
The political leader/mayor of the Copenhagen municipality has since 1903 been a Social democrat.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
. It lies at the center of Copenhagen and contains the old historic city.
The municipality covers 91.3 km² (88.25km² of which is land), and has a population of 539,542 (2011). The Lord Mayor of Copenhagen as of 2010 is Frank Jensen
Frank Jensen
Frank Jensen is a Danish politician, member of the Danish Social Democrats, and has been Lord Mayor of Copenhagen since 1 January 2010...
, a member of the Social Democrats
Social Democrats (Denmark)
The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
(Socialdemokraterne) political party
Politics of Denmark
The Politics of Denmark takes place in a framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy, in which the Prime Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system...
, who is head of the Finance Committee. Other mayors are Bo Asmus Kjeldgaard (Technics and Environment Committee), Pia Allerslev (Cultural and Recreational Committee), Anne Vang (Children and Youth Committee), Ninna Thomsen (Health and Care Committee), Mikkel Warming
Mikkel Warming
Mikkel Warming has been the mayor of the social area in Copenhagen since 2005, and has been a member of the city council since 1994. Until 1996 he was a member of the Socialist People's Party until 1996 when he changed to the Red-Green Alliance.-References:...
(Social Committee) and Klaus Bondam
Klaus Bondam
Klaus Bondam is a Danish actor and politician.Klaus Bondam got his breakthrough in the movie Festen and has starred in the series Langt fra Las Vegas as the sexually driven boss Buckingham...
(Employment and Integration Committee).
The municipal seat of government is the Copenhagen City Hall
Copenhagen City Hall
Copenhagen City Hall is the headquarters of the Municipal Council as well as the Lord mayor of the City of Copenhagen, Denmark. The building is situated on The City Hall Square in central Copenhagen....
.
Overview
Copenhagen municipality was one of the three last Danish municipalities not belonging to a countyCounties of Denmark
Denmark was until December 31, 2006 divided into 15 counties , and 270 municipalities . On January 1, 2007, the counties were replaced by five Regions and the number of municipalities slashed to 98....
— the others being Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
(the municipality with the smallest area and an enclave within Copenhagen municipality itself) and Bornholm
Bornholm
Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
. On 1 January 2007, the municipality lost its county privileges and became part of Region Hovedstaden
Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Region of Denmark is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the...
(i.e. the Copenhagen Capital Region).
Neighboring municipalities are Gentofte
Gentofte
Gentofte Kommune is a municipality in the Capital Region of Denmark on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 68,913...
, Gladsaxe
Gladsaxe
Gladsaxe Kommune is a municipality near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 25 km², and has a total population of 62,562...
and Herlev
Herlev
Herlev Kommune is a suburban municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², and has a total population of 26,567 . Its mayor is Kjeld Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats political party...
to the north, Rødovre
Rødovre
Rødovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Its mayor is Erik Nielsen, a member of the Social Democrats political party who hold a majority of seats in the council.-History:The municipality was created in 1901 when the parish of Rødovre was...
and Hvidovre
Hvidovre
Hvidovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 22 km², and has a total population of 49,380...
to the west, and Tårnby
Tårnby
Tårnby Kommune is a municipality bordering Copenhagen on the island of Amager just south of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality includes the islands of Saltholm and Peberholm, and covers an area of 65 km². It has a total population of 40,214...
to the south. Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
is located as an enclave within the municipality, and is thus surrounded by Copenhagen.
Copenhagen municipality was not merged with other municipalities on 1 January 2007 as the result of nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Districts
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Ydre Nørrebro Ydre Nørrebro is an area in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the part of the district of Nørrebro located farthest from the City Centre. It covers an area of 2.10 km², has a population of 41,497 and a population density of 19,733 per km², making it the most densely populated district in Copenhagen... ("Outer Nørrebro") Kongens Enghave Kongens Enghave , also known as Sydhavnen , is a district in southern Copenhagen. The area has historically been one of the poorest neighbourhoods in Copenhagen, dissected by major transport corridors and characterized by social problems as well as industry along the harbour-front.Since the turn... Valby ' is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. Located in the southwestern corner of Copenhagen Municipality, it is a heterogeneous mixture of different types of housing - including apartment blocks, terraced housing, areas with single-family houses and allotments, as well as remains... Vanløse Vanløse is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies on the western border of the municipality. Vanløse covers an area of 6.69 km², and has a population of 36,115, making Vanløse the smallest district of Copenhagen, by population.... |
Brønshøj-Husum Brønshøj-Husum is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies on the northwest border of the municipality. It covers an area of 8.73 km², has a population of 39,588... Bispebjerg Bispebjerg is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies on the north border of the municipality. It covers an area of 5.39 km², has a population of 40,033, and a population density of 7,389 per km².... Sundbyøster Sundbyøster is one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts comprising the municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies on the southeast border of the municipality on the island of Amager... Sundbyvester Sundbyvester is one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts comprising the municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies on the south border of the municipality on the island of Amager... Vestamager Vestamager most often refers to Kalvebod Fælled, but is also the name of one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts comprising the municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark. It lies on the south border of the municipality on the island of Amager... |
Demography
Historic population. The two figures for 1 February 1901 are before and after the municipality annexed some nearby parishes. The apparent decline since the mid-1900s are due to the figures not including the urban areas outside Copenhagen municipality.
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Politics and government
The Copenhagen municipalityMunicipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
is governed by Copenhagen's municipal council
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
.
Council elections are held the third Tuesday of November every four years, the next time in 2013.
Following the 2009 municipal elections, the 55 seats are divided in the following way:
- The SocialdemocratsSocial Democrats (Denmark)The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...
17 - Socialist People's PartySocialist People's Party (Denmark)The Socialist People's Party is a green and socialist political party in Denmark.-1959–69:The SF was founded on 15 February 1959 by Aksel Larsen, a former leader of the Communist Party of Denmark and CIA agent. Larsen was removed from the ranks of the DKP for his criticism over the Soviet...
13 - The Red-Green AllianceRed-Green Alliance (Denmark)The Red-Green Alliance is a socialist political party in Denmark.- History :The party was formed in 1989 as an electoral alliance by three left-wing parties, Left Socialists , Communist Party of Denmark and Socialist Workers Party...
6 - Liberal party (Venstre)Venstre (Denmark)VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
6 - Social Liberal Party (Det Radikale Venstre)Det Radikale VenstreThe Danish Social Liberal Party is a social liberal political party in Denmark. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party.-Origin:...
5 - Conservative People's PartyConservative People's Party (Denmark)The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition...
4 - The Danish People's PartyDanish People's PartyThe Danish People's Party is a political party in Denmark which is frequently described as right-wing populist by political scientists and commentators. The party is led by Pia Kjærsgaard...
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The political leader/mayor of the Copenhagen municipality has since 1903 been a Social democrat.