Ballerup Municipality
Ballerup Municipality
Ballerup Kommune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Capital Region |
| Seat | Ballerup |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jesper Würtzen (S) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.09 km2 (13.16 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2017) | |
| • Total | 48,231 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipal code | 151 |
| Website | www |
Ballerup Kommune (Danish: [ˈbæːˀləʁob]) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. It is located approximately 15 kilometers from central Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 34.09 km², and has a population of 48,231 (1. January 2017)[1]. It is also the name of the municipal seat, Ballerup.
Overview
The current mayor is Jesper Würtzen of the Social Democrats.
Other than Ballerup, the towns that make up the municipality are Måløv and Skovlunde.
Neighboring municipalities are Herlev to the east, Furesø to the north, Egedal to the west, and Albertslund and Glostrup to the south.
The geography of Ballerup municipality was not affected on January 1, 2007 as the result of the nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007).
Economy
The municipality is home to head offices such as GN Store Nord, Orbicon and Leo Pharma.
Twin towns
See also
References
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
- ^ "Ballerup i tal". ballerup.dk. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
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