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The Copenhagen region accounts for almost 40% of Denmark's output and has enjoyed long-term stable growth. At a national level, Danish GDP per capita is ranked among the top 10 countries in the world. At the same time, the city's growth has been delivered while improving environmental performance and transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 August 2021, the chairperson is Lars Gaardhøj, who is a member of the Social Democrats party of Denmark. The Capital Region was established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform.
This area includes Copenhagen (with Frederiksberg), Gentofte, most of Gladsaxe, Rødovre, Hvidovre and a part of Tårnby municipalities [3] This area has around 900.000 to 950.000 inhabitants. [4] Urban Copenhagen and this city region are statistical abstracts only and have no political and/or administrative implications.
The administrative entity responsible for the Capital Region of Denmark defines their administrative area as the metropolitan area of Copenhagen. [6] As such the population is 1,911,067 (1 January 2024) on an area of 2,561 km 2 with a density of 744.1/km 2 (1,927/sq mi). [7]
The government is currently working on merging the Zealand Region and Capital Region into one region named East Denmark from 1 January 2027. [1] [2] The council in the merged region will have 47 members elected in the 2025 Danish local elections. They will be seated in the Region Sjælland seat Sorø.
Copenhagen City Hall, situated on City Hall Square. Copenhagen Municipality is distinct from the wider Copenhagen urban area. The seat of Copenhagen's municipal council is the Copenhagen City Hall (Rådhus). The council is chaired by the Lord Mayor who oversees the civic duties of the fifty-five representatives of the council. [8]
Frederiksberg (Danish pronunciation: [fʁeðʁeksˈpɛɐ̯ˀ]) is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, [1] separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the region of Copenhagen. [2] [3] It occupies an area of less than 9 km 2 and had a population of 103,192 in ...
It was replaced by the Capital Region of Denmark (Danish: Region Hovedstaden) as an administrative region on 1 January 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 southwestern parts of Greater Copenhagen that were ...