The Capital Region (Denmark)

Coordinates: 55°40′N 12°24′E / 55.66°N 12.4°E / 55.66; 12.4

The Capital Region (Danish: Hovedstadsregionen) was the administrative name of the municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg and the counties of Frederiksborg and Roskilde. It was replaced by the Capital Region of Denmark (Danish: Region Hovedstaden) as an administrative region on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform.

The new region includes the island of Bornholm (in the Baltic Sea 100 nautical miles from Copenhagen) and excludes the south-west parts of greater Copenhagen.

Composition

In 2007 the Capital Region had a population of 1,834,492 and an area of 2,861.41 km²

The area consisted of:

Municipality or County Population Area
(km²)
Pop. density
(km²)
Copenhagen Municipality503.699776.542
Frederiksberg Municipality*92.234910.516
Copenhagen County618.5185261.170
Frederiksborg County378.6861347276
Roskilde County241.523891265
Total1,834,4922,850644

*Frederiksberg municipality is located in the middle of Copenhagen municipality, it has no border to any other municipality, nor to the sea or any part of the harbour. It's like an enclave of its own within Copenhagen municipality. For instance Copenhagen Zoo is located at Frederiksberg, but is still using Copenhagen in its name.

Today

The same area has (31 December 2012) 1.937.450 inhabitants ( 680 inhabitants/km²) However the Capital Region has been expanded and Stevns municipalityhas been added. That area is 3030 km² and has 1.957.611 inhabitants ( 646 inhabitants/km²)

The Capital Region is still in use at several levels:

References

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