Copenhagen metropolitan area
- Copenhagen metropolitan area
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The Copenhagen metropolitan area around the city of Copenhagen, Denmark, has a population of 1,834,492 and an area of 2,861.41 km²
Composition
The area consists of:
| Municipality |
Population |
Area
(km²) |
Pop. density
(km²) |
| Copenhagen Municipality |
503,699 |
88.25 |
5,707 |
| Copenhagen County |
618,518 |
525.95 |
1,170 |
| Frederiksborg County |
378,686 |
1,347 |
276 |
| Roskilde County |
241,523 |
891.44 |
265 |
| Frederiksberg |
92,234 |
8.77 |
10,516 |
| Total |
1,834,492 |
2,861.41 |
641.1 |
Due to the municipality reform of Denmark 1st January 2007 when the Danish counties were abolished, Copenhagen metropolitan area now consists of the Capital Region (except Bornholm), the municipalities of Greve, Køge, Lejre, Roskilde and Solrød in the former Roskilde County and also Stevns Municipality.
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