Brøndby Municipality
Municipality in Hovedstaden, Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brøndby Kommune (Danish: [ˈpʁɶnpy kʰoˈmuːnə]), a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the former Copenhagen County (now Region Hovedstaden), is on the east coast of the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 20.85 km2 (8.05 sq mi), and has a total population of 37,128 (2023). Its mayor Kent Max Magelund, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.
Brøndby Municipality
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Coordinates: 55°39′17″N 12°24′59″E | |
Country | Denmark |
Region | Hovedstaden |
Established | 1 January 1842 |
Seat | Brøndbyvester |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kent Max Magelund (S) |
Area | |
• Total | 20.85 km2 (8.05 sq mi) |
Population (1. January 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 37,128 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipal code | 153 |
Website | www |
The site of its municipal council is the town of Brøndbyvester. Neighboring municipalities are Hvidovre to the east, Rødovre to the north, Glostrup to the north, Albertslund to the northwest, and Vallensbæk to the west. To the south is Køge Bay (Køge Bugt).
The geography of Brøndby municipality was not affected by the nationwide Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) on 1 January 2007.