Ærø Municipality
| Ærø municipality (Ærø Kommune) | |
| Municipalities of Denmark | |
| Country | Denmark |
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| Region | Region of Southern Denmark |
| Seat | Marstal |
| Area | 91 km2 (35 sq mi) |
| Population | 6,527 (2013) |
| Density | 71.72 / km2 (186 / sq mi) |
| Mayor | Jørgen Otto Jørgensen (Social Democrats (Denmark)) |
| Timezone | CET (UTC1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC2) |
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Ærø Municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) occupying the island of Ærø in southern Denmark. The municipality belongs to Region of Southern Denmark.
The first mayor of Ærø is Jørgen Otto Jørgensen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party, until 2005 mayor of Ærøskøbing Municipality. The main town and seat of the municipal council is Ærøskøbing.
The municipality was created as a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007) on 1 January 2006, as a union of Marstal and Ærøskøbing municipalities. The Danish municipal reform was implemented on 1 January 2007, but politicians on Ærø were given the go-ahead to unify the island one year ahead of the rest of the reform. The result is a municipality with an area of 91 km² and a total population today of 6,527 (2013). The new municipality belonged to Funen County in 2006 and is part of the new Region of Southern Denmark from 1 January 2007.
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Coordinates: 54°53′00″N 10°20′00″E / 54.8833°N 10.3333°E