Norddjurs Municipality
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Norddjurs Municipality (Danish: Norddjurs Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland in Denmark. It covers an area of 721.2 km² and has a population of 36,773 (1. January 2024).
Norddjurs Municipality
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Coordinates: 56°30′N 10°48′E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Central Denmark |
Established | 1 January 2007 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kasper Bjerregaard |
Area | |
• Total | 721.2 km2 (278.5 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 36,773 |
• Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | norddjurs |
On 1 January 2007 Norddjurs municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Grenå, Nørre Djurs and Rougsø, along with the eastern part of Sønderhald municipality. It includes the island of Anholt in its extreme northeast.
The municipality is part of Business Region Aarhus and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.[2][3]