Pandrup
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Pandrup is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the northwest coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 190 km², and has a total population of 10,676 (2005). Its mayor is Flemming Jansen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
The main town and the seat of its municipal council is the town of Pandrup. Other towns and villages within the municipality are Blokhus, Hune, Saltum, Kås, Vester Hermitslev, Ingstrup, Moseby and Jetsmark.
Neighboring municipalities are Brovst to the southwest, Aabybro to the south, Brønderslev to the east, and Løkken-Vrå to the northeast. To the west is Jammer Bay (Jammerbugt), and beyond that the Skagerak, the strait that separates Denmark from Norway.
By January 1, 2007 Pandrup municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Brovst, Fjerritslev, and Aabybro municipalities to form the new Jammerbugt municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 863 km² and a total population of 38,864 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Nordjylland ("North Jutland Region").
The municipality's principal industries include tourism, agriculture and electronics.
[edit] External links
- Municipality's official website
- The new Jammerbugt municipality's official website (Danish only)
- Pandrup tourism bureau
[edit] References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
