The term
Metropolitan Copenhagen ( or ) consist of
CopenhagenCopenhagen ; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179...
and
FrederiksbergFrederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It is part of the city of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 8,7 km² and has a total population of 95,029 , making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most populous one, and the...
municipalities and the former
Copenhagen CountyKøbenhavns Amt is a former county on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It covered the municipalities in the metropolitan Copenhagen area, with the exception of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden Københavns...
, except for the municipalities
Høje-TaastrupHøje-Taastrup Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 78 km² , and has a total population of 47,158...
,
Ledøje-SmørumUntil January 1, 2007 Ledøje-Smørum was a municipality in Copenhagen County on Zealand island in eastern Denmark, then merged into Egedal...
, in all, 18 municipalities, and except parts of
BallerupBallerup Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Approx. 15 km. From central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and has a total population of 47,116 . It is also the name of the municipality's principal...
,
GreveGreve is any of the following:* Greve Municipality, in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark** Greve station, one of the railway stations in the Danish municipality** Greve Parish...
(of former
Roskilde CountyRoskilde Amt is a former county on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sjælland ....
),
IshøjIshøj Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers 26 km², with a total population of 20,687 , many of whom are Pakistani, African, Arab or Turkish immigrants...
, former
SøllerødUntil January 1, 2007, Søllerød was a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 39.77 km², and had a total population of 31,920...
and former Værløse, mentioned with (the part of) their population included from 2007. Ishøj and Greve are included for the first time since 1999. Population 2008: 1,153,615.
According to Danmarks Statistik, since January 1, 2007
Metropolitan Copenhagen comprises the following municipalities (
DanishDanish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the...
,
kommune) (population mentioned if only
part of the municipality belongs to
Metropolitan Copenhagen) :
- Copenhagen
Copenhagen ; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179...
- Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It is part of the city of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 8,7 km² and has a total population of 95,029 , making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most populous one, and the...
- Albertslund
- Ballerup
Ballerup Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Approx. 15 km. From central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and has a total population of 47,116 . It is also the name of the municipality's principal...
- 38,699
- Brøndby
Brøndby Kommune is a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 21 km², and has a total population of 33,831...
- Gentofte
Gentofte Kommune is a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 26 km², and has a total population of 68,913 . Its mayor is Hans Toft, a member of the Conservative People's Party political party...
- 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...
- Glostrup
Glostrup Kommune is a suburban municipality and town in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand approx. 10 km west of Copenhagen in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 13 km², and has a total population of 20,673 . It's Zip code is 2600...
- Greve Strand (Greve Municipality
Greve Municipality is a municipality approx. 21 km. south-west of Copenhagen in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 60 km², and has a total population of 47,773...
) - 40,626
- Herlev
- 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...
- Ishøj Strand (Ishøj Municipality) - 18,947
- Lyngby-Taarbæk
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 39 km², and has a total population of 51,449...
- Rødovre
Rødovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², all part of the larger conurbation of Copenhagen, and has a total population of 36,144...
- Søllerød
Until January 1, 2007, Søllerød was a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 39.77 km², and had a total population of 31,920...
(present RudersdalRudersdal Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It is situated approximately 20 kilometers north of Copenhagen...
- 19,070
- 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 40,016...
- Vallensbæk
Vallensbæk Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 9.15 km², and has a total population of 12,399...
- Værløse
Værløse was a municipality consisting of only one parish also named Værløse in the former Copenhagen County on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 34 km², and in 2005 had a total population of 18,649...
(present FuresøFuresø Kommune is a municipality in Denmark. It has a population of 37,667 and an area of 55.68 km² . The municipality belongs to the Copenhagen Capital Region and lies 20 km northwest of Copenhagen...
) - 3,662
Many years ago, the city region of Copenhagen (
DanishDanish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the...
:København) was stated as the three municipalities
CopenhagenCopenhagen ; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179...
,
FrederiksbergFrederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It is part of the city of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 8,7 km² and has a total population of 95,029 , making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most populous one, and the...
and
GentofteGentofte Kommune is a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 26 km², and has a total population of 68,913 . Its mayor is Hans Toft, a member of the Conservative People's Party political party...
.
The term
Metropolitan Copenhagen ( or ) consist of
CopenhagenCopenhagen ; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179...
and
FrederiksbergFrederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It is part of the city of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 8,7 km² and has a total population of 95,029 , making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most populous one, and the...
municipalities and the former
Copenhagen CountyKøbenhavns Amt is a former county on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It covered the municipalities in the metropolitan Copenhagen area, with the exception of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg. Effective January 1, 2007, the county was abolished and merged into Region Hovedstaden Københavns...
, except for the municipalities
Høje-TaastrupHøje-Taastrup Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 78 km² , and has a total population of 47,158...
,
Ledøje-SmørumUntil January 1, 2007 Ledøje-Smørum was a municipality in Copenhagen County on Zealand island in eastern Denmark, then merged into Egedal...
, in all, 18 municipalities, and except parts of
BallerupBallerup Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Approx. 15 km. From central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and has a total population of 47,116 . It is also the name of the municipality's principal...
,
GreveGreve is any of the following:* Greve Municipality, in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark** Greve station, one of the railway stations in the Danish municipality** Greve Parish...
(of former
Roskilde CountyRoskilde Amt is a former county on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The county was abolished effective January 1, 2007, when it merged into Region Sjælland ....
),
IshøjIshøj Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers 26 km², with a total population of 20,687 , many of whom are Pakistani, African, Arab or Turkish immigrants...
, former
SøllerødUntil January 1, 2007, Søllerød was a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 39.77 km², and had a total population of 31,920...
and former Værløse, mentioned with (the part of) their population included from 2007. Ishøj and Greve are included for the first time since 1999. Population 2008: 1,153,615.
According to Danmarks Statistik, since January 1, 2007
Metropolitan Copenhagen comprises the following municipalities (
DanishDanish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the...
,
kommune) (population mentioned if only
part of the municipality belongs to
Metropolitan Copenhagen) :
- Copenhagen
Copenhagen ; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179...
- Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It is part of the city of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 8,7 km² and has a total population of 95,029 , making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most populous one, and the...
- Albertslund
- Ballerup
Ballerup Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Approx. 15 km. From central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and has a total population of 47,116 . It is also the name of the municipality's principal...
- 38,699
- Brøndby
Brøndby Kommune is a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 21 km², and has a total population of 33,831...
- Gentofte
Gentofte Kommune is a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 26 km², and has a total population of 68,913 . Its mayor is Hans Toft, a member of the Conservative People's Party political party...
- 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...
- Glostrup
Glostrup Kommune is a suburban municipality and town in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand approx. 10 km west of Copenhagen in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 13 km², and has a total population of 20,673 . It's Zip code is 2600...
- Greve Strand (Greve Municipality
Greve Municipality is a municipality approx. 21 km. south-west of Copenhagen in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 60 km², and has a total population of 47,773...
) - 40,626
- Herlev
- 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...
- Ishøj Strand (Ishøj Municipality) - 18,947
- Lyngby-Taarbæk
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 39 km², and has a total population of 51,449...
- Rødovre
Rødovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 12 km², all part of the larger conurbation of Copenhagen, and has a total population of 36,144...
- Søllerød
Until January 1, 2007, Søllerød was a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 39.77 km², and had a total population of 31,920...
(present RudersdalRudersdal Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It is situated approximately 20 kilometers north of Copenhagen...
- 19,070
- 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 40,016...
- Vallensbæk
Vallensbæk Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 9.15 km², and has a total population of 12,399...
- Værløse
Værløse was a municipality consisting of only one parish also named Værløse in the former Copenhagen County on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 34 km², and in 2005 had a total population of 18,649...
(present FuresøFuresø Kommune is a municipality in Denmark. It has a population of 37,667 and an area of 55.68 km² . The municipality belongs to the Copenhagen Capital Region and lies 20 km northwest of Copenhagen...
) - 3,662
Many years ago, the city region of Copenhagen (
DanishDanish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the...
:København) was stated as the three municipalities
CopenhagenCopenhagen ; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179...
,
FrederiksbergFrederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It is part of the city of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 8,7 km² and has a total population of 95,029 , making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most populous one, and the...
and
GentofteGentofte Kommune is a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 26 km², and has a total population of 68,913 . Its mayor is Hans Toft, a member of the Conservative People's Party political party...
.
Metropolitan Copenhagen and this city region are statistical abstracts only and have no political and/or administrative implications.
See also
- Danish Capital Region
Hovedstadsregionen was the name of the greater metropolitan region around and including Copenhagen , Denmark. It included the counties of Copenhagen, Frederiksborg and Roskilde....
- Oresund Region
Øresund or Öresund Region is a transnational region in southern Scandinavia located by the shores of the Oresund strait and connected by the Öresund Bridge. The Danish part is constituted by the islands of Zealand, Lolland, Falster, Møn and Bornholm. The part on the eastern side of the sound is...
- Danmarks Statistik
Region based on CopenhagenCopenhagen ; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179...
with suburbs
- This is the population of Copenhagen Municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality and the municipalities of the former Copenhagen County except Høje-Taastrup and the former Værløse Municipality, which is not exactly the same as Metropolitan Copenhagen.
- What is the source and year of these numbers??
- According to Danmarks Statistik Metropolitan Copenhagen has a population of 1,153,615 per. January 1, 2008, about 37,000 more than the table shows (see footnotes).
| Municipality | Population | Area | Density |
|---|
CopenhagenCopenhagen ; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179...
(Copenhagen, Frederiksberg and Gentofte Municipalities) |
662,629 |
122.56 km² |
5,406.6/km² |
FrederiksbergFrederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It is part of the city of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 8,7 km² and has a total population of 95,029 , making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most populous one, and the...
|
91,721 |
8.77 km² |
10,458.5/km² |
| Gentofte Gentofte Kommune is a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 26 km², and has a total population of 68,913 . Its mayor is Hans Toft, a member of the Conservative People's Party political party...
|
68,704 |
25.54 km² |
2,690.1/km² |
Copenhagen MunicipalityCopenhagen 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 , and has a population of 518,550...
|
502,204 |
88.25 km² |
5,690.7/km² |
| Suburbs |
454,350 |
333.05 km² |
1364.2/km² |
| Albertslund |
28,498 |
31 km² |
1,328.8/km² |
| Ballerup Ballerup Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Approx. 15 km. From central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and has a total population of 47,116 . It is also the name of the municipality's principal...
|
46,610 |
34.09 km² |
1367.3/km² |
| Brøndby Brøndby Kommune is a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 21 km², and has a total population of 33,831...
|
34,708 |
20.65 km² |
1,680.8/km² |
| Dragør Dragør Kommune is a municipality in Copenhagen County on the southern coast of the island of Amager just east of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 18 km², and has a total population of 13,261...
|
13,076 |
18.14 km² |
720.8/km² |
| 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...
|
61,993 |
25.00 km² |
2,479.7/km² |
| Glostrup |
20,793 |
13.31 km² |
1,562.2/km² |
| Herlev |
27,272 |
12.04 km² |
2,265.1/km² |
| Hvidovre |
49,952 |
21.91 km² |
2,279.9/km² |
| Lyngby-Tårbæk |
51,507 |
38.88 km² |
1.324.8/km² |
| Rødovre |
36,391 |
12.12 km² |
3002.6/km² |
| Søllerød Until January 1, 2007, Søllerød was a municipality in Copenhagen County on the east coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 39.77 km², and had a total population of 31,920...
|
31,633 |
39.77 km² |
795.4/km² |
| Tårnby |
39,535 |
65.95 km² |
608.7/km² |
| Vallensbæk |
12,382 |
9.15 km² |
1,353.2/km² |
| Total SUM can refer to:* The State University of Management* Soccer United Marketing* Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufactures* StartUp-Manager* Software User’s Manual,as from DOD-STD-2 167A, and MIL-STD-498...
|
1,116,979 |
455.61 km² |
2.451.6/km² |