Central Denmark Region
| Central Jutland Region Region Midtjylland | ||
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| Region of Denmark | ||
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| Country | Denmark | |
| Largest city | Århus | |
| Capital | Viborg | |
| Municipalities | ||
| Government | ||
| • Chairman | Bent Hansen (Social Democrats) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13,053 km2 (5,040 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,271,223 | |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Website | www.regionmidtjylland.dk | |
Central Denmark Region[2] or Central Jutland Region[3] (Danish: Region Midtjylland) is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties ("amter") with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 before 1 January 2006, when Ærø Municipality was created, to 98. The reform was implemented in Denmark on 1 January 2007.
Geography
Central Jutland Region is located on the north-central portion of the Jutland peninsula and consists of the former counties of Ringkjøbing and Århus (save the western half of Mariager municipality which joined Region Nordjylland), most of the former county of Viborg, and the northern half of Vejle County. The areas in question from the two latter counties were the former municipalities of Bjerringbro, Fjends, Hvorslev, Karup, Kjellerup, Møldrup, Sallingsund, Skive, Spøttrup, Sundsøre, Tjele, and Viborg from Viborg County and Brædstrup, Gedved, Hedensted, Horsens, Juelsminde, Nørre-Snede and Tørring-Uldum from Vejle County.
See also
References
- ↑ FOLK1: Population 1 October database from Statistics Denmark
- ↑ Central Denmark Region
- ↑ Danish state authorities use both the Danish name Midtjylland and the direct translation Central Jutland in English texts. Central Jutland Region or Region of Central Jutland are also widely used by others (e.g. the city of Århus), but the Region itself prefers 'Central Denmark'.
External links
Media related to Region Østjylland at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 56°10′N 9°30′E / 56.167°N 9.500°E