*** Welcome to piglix ***

The Capital Region (Denmark)


Coordinates: 55°40′N 12°24′E / 55.66°N 12.4°E / 55.66; 12.4

The Capital Region (Danish: Hovedstadsregionen) was the administrative name of the municipalities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg and the counties of Frederiksborg and Roskilde. It was replaced by the Capital Region of Denmark (Danish: Region Hovedstaden) as an administrative region on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform.

The new region includes the island of Bornholm (in the Baltic Sea 100 nautical miles from Copenhagen) and excludes the southwestern parts of greater Copenhagen.

In 2007 the Capital Region had a population of 1,834,492 and an area of 2,861.41 km²

The area consisted of:

*Frederiksberg municipality is an enclave surrounded by Copenhagen municipality. Copenhagen Zoo is located in Frederiksberg municipality, but uses Copenhagen (Danish, København) in its name.

The same area has (31 December 2012) 1.937.450 inhabitants ( 680 inhabitants/km²) However the Capital Region has been expanded and Stevns Municipality has been added. That area is 3030 km² and has 1.957.611 inhabitants ( 646 inhabitants/km²)


...
Wikipedia

...