The Capital Region (Denmark)
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Coordinates: 55°40′N 12°24′E / 55.66°N 12.4°E
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 south-west parts of greater Copenhagen.
[edit] Composition
In 2007 the Capital Region had a population of 1,834,492 and an area of 2,861.41 km²
The area consisted 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 |
