Copenhagen Municipality
Copenhagen Municipality
Københavns Kommune (Danish) | |
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Municipality of Copenhagen | |
Coordinates: 55°40′31″N 12°34′13″E / 55.67528°N 12.57028°E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Hovedstaden |
Seat | Copenhagen |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 1000-2500 |
Municipal code | 101 |
Website | www |
Copenhagen Municipality (
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In the
Copenhagen Municipality was one of the three last Danish municipalities not belonging to a county, the others being Frederiksberg Municipality and Bornholm. On 1 January 2007, the municipality lost its county privileges and became part of the Capital Region of Denmark.
Geography
Copenhagen Municipality is a political division covering the central city (
to the south.The
Districts
The municipality is divided into ten administrative, statistical and tax districts (Danish: bydele):[6]
Official districts:[6]
Other areas:
- Slotsholmen
- Frederiksstaden
- Islands Brygge
- Holmen
- Christiania (Freetown)
- Carlsberg
- Sluseholmen
- Amagerbro
- Ørestad
- Nordhavnen
- Bellahøj
- Brønshøj
- Ryparken
- Vigerslev
The suffix -bro in the names Østerbro, Nørrebro, Vesterbro and Amagerbro should not be confused with the Danish word for bridge, which is also bro. The term is thought to be an abbreviation or short form of the Danish word brolagt meaning "paved", referring to the roads paved with cobblestones leading to the city's former gates.
Demography
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Historic population. The two figures for 1 February 1901 are before and after the municipality annexed some nearby parishes. The apparent decline since the 1960s are due to the figures not including the suburban and urban areas – notably Frederiksberg – outside Copenhagen municipality. With the exception of 2005, which saw a decrease of more than 1,000 people, the population of the municipality has been increasing since 1992 after having decreased by 303,539 inhabitants (39.517%) from 1950 to 1992. Copenhagen County rose from 313,601 (7 November 1950) to 618,529 in 2006, adding 304,928 inhabitants. Roskilde County rose from 76,781 to 241,523 inhabitants (2006), and Frederiksborg County from 147,695 to 378,686 inhabitants (2006). Frederiksberg Municipality went from 118,993 inhabitants to around 85,000 in 1988, and 104,664 in 2023. Counties were abolished from 1 January 2007.[7]
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Note. The two population numbers given for 1901 are the municipality's population before annexation and following annexation of neighbouring municipalities, which in the process made Frederiksberg municipality an enclave within the municipality of Copenhagen.
Politics and government
Copenhagen Municipality is distinct from the wider Copenhagen urban area. The seat of Copenhagen's municipal council is the Copenhagen City Hall (Rådhus). The council is chaired by the Lord Mayor who oversees the civic duties of the fifty-five representatives of the council.[8] The council usually meets every other week at 17:30 on a Thursday.[8] They discuss a range of issues including labour and employment, business growth, economics, international cooperation and IT, urban planning, housing and construction, and young, old, and disabled peoples' issues, healthcare, and traffic, with a central focus on making the city sustainable and meeting environmental and health targets.[9]
All members of the council are elected every four years. In the municipal elections in November 2013 (see below), the Social Democrats remained in first place with 27.8% of the vote (down by 2.2% from 2009), while the Red-Green Alliance was in second place with 19.5%.[10][11] In the 2021 elections, the Red-Green Alliance secured a higher vote total than the Social Democrats. This was the first time that a party other than the Social Democrats topped the ballot. The Social Democrats have claimed the office of mayor for the past 110 years.[12]
The municipal government is divided into seven administrative departments: Employment and Integration, Culture and Leisure, Health and Care, Finance, Child and Youth, Social Services, and Technical and Environmental Administration.[13] It has six political committees and a finance committee. The annual budget for the city is proposed in August and finalized in October and the annual report is published in May of every year. The accounting firm Deloitte is responsible for auditing the City of Copenhagen's accounts.[14]
Lord mayors since 1938
All lord mayors of Copenhagen have belonged to the Social Democratic party.[12]
- 1938–1946: Viggo Christensen
- 1946–1956: Hans Peter Sørensen
- 1956–1962: Sigvard Munk
- 1962–1976: Urban Hansen
- 1976–1989: Egon Weidekamp
- 1989–2004: Jens Kramer Mikkelsen
- 2004–2005: Lars Engberg
- 2006–2009: Ritt Bjerregaard
- 2010–2020: Frank Jensen
- 2020–2021: Lars Weiss (acting)
- since 2022: Sophie Hæstorp Andersen
Municipal council
Copenhagen's municipal council consists of 55 members, elected every four years. Copenhagen's municipal council is by far the largest in Denmark, being the only municipal council with more than 31 seats.
Below are the municipal councils elected since 1909.
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1909 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1912 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1913 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1917 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1921 | 33 | 4 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1925 | 31 | 6 | 17 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1929 | 35 | 4 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1933 | 35 | 4 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1937 | 37 | 5 | 11 | 2 | Viggo Christensen (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1943 | 32 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1946 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | Hans Peter Sørensen (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1950 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1954 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1958 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Sigvard Munk (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | Urban Hansen (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1966 | 23 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1970 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1974 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1978 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Egon Weidekamp (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1981 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Jens Kramer Mikkelsen (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | Ritt Bjerregaard (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Frank Jensen (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2 | Sophie Hæstorp Andersen (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Election | A | B | C | D | D | E | F
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Data from Kmdvalg.dk, Dst.dk and Sa.dk |
Environmental Policy
In 2009 the Copenhagen
See also
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