Ulfborg-Vemb

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Ulfborg-Vemb is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ringkjøbing County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 226 km², and has a total population of 6,959 (2005). Its mayor is Niels Kristian Jensen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.

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

Neighboring municipalities are Trehøje and Holstebro to the east, Struer and Lemvig to the north, and Ringkøbing to the south. To the west is the North Sea. Part of its northern border is defined by Nissum Fjord.

The municipality was created in 1970 due to a kommunalreform ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing parishes:

Bur Parish
Gørding Parish
Husby Parish
Madum Parish
Staby Parish
Sønder Nissum Parish
Ulfborg Sogn Parish
Vemb Parish

By January 1, 2007 Ulfborg-Vemb municipality will cease to exist due to Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Holstebro and Vinderup municipalities to form the new Holstebro municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 790 km² and a total population of 56,204.