Copenhagen København |
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Coordinates: 55°40′34″N 12°34′06″E / 55.67611°N 12.56833°ECoordinates: 55°40′34″N 12°34′06″E / 55.67611°N 12.56833°E | ||
Country | Denmark | |
Region | Capital (Hovedstaden) | |
First mention | 11th century | |
City Status | 13th century | |
Area | ||
• Municipal | 86.4 km2 (33.4 sq mi) | |
• Urban | 615.7 km2 (237.7 sq mi) | |
Highest elevation | 91 m (299 ft) | |
Lowest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) | |
Population (January 2016) | ||
• Municipal | 601,448 | |
• Density | 7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi) | |
• Urban | 1,280,371 (details) | |
• Urban density | 2,052.4/km2 (5,316/sq mi) | |
• Metro | 2,016,285 (details) | |
• Ethnicity | 76.14% Danes 23.86% Other |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 1050–1778, 2100, 2150, 2200, 2300, 2400, 2450, 2500 | |
Area code(s) | (+45) 3 | |
GDP(nominal) Capital Region of Denmark | 2015 | |
- Total | $105 billion | |
- Per capita | $60,000 | |
Website | www |
Central heating districts of Copenhagen |
First-generation immigrants by country of origin (Q12016) |
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Nationality | Population |
Pakistan | 5,409 |
Morocco | 5,197 |
Poland | 4,767 |
Germany | 4,560 |
Iraq | 4,407 |
Turkey | 4,168 |
Sweden | 4,471 |
Norway | 3,836 |
United Kingdom | 3,292 |
United States | 3,244 |
Italy | 3,098 |
China | 3,002 |
Copenhagen (English pronunciation: /ˌkoʊpənˈheɪɡən/, /-ˈhɑːɡ-/, /ˈkoʊpənheɪɡən/, /-hɑːɡ-/);Danish: København [kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn]; Latin: Hafnia) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. The City of Copenhagen (Byen København) has a population of 763,908 (as of December 2016[update]), of whom 601,448 live in the Municipality of Copenhagen. The larger urban area has a population of 1,280,371 (as of 1 January 2016[update]), while the Copenhagen metropolitan area has just over 2 million inhabitants. The city is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another small portion of the city is located on Amager, and is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.