Langå municipality

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Langå municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Aarhus County on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 133 km², and has a total population of 8.396 (2005). Its mayor is Hanne Nielsen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

The main town and site of its municipal council is the town of Langå.

Neighboring municipalities are Hadsten to the southeast, Randers to the northeast, Purhus to the north, Hvorslev to the west, and Hammel to the south.

By January 1, 2007 Langå municipality will cease to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). The southern part of Langå municipality will be merged with existing Hadsten, Hammel, Hinnerup, and Hvorslev municipalities to form the new Favrskov municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 487 km² and a total population of ca. 41,596 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Midtjylland ("Mid-Jutland Region").

The remainder will be incorporated into an enlarged Randers municipality.