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The North Jutland Region[3][4] (Danish: Region Nordjylland), or in some official sources, the North Denmark Region,[5] is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the number of municipalities from 271 before 1 January 2006, when Ærø Municipality was created, to 98. North Jutland Region has 11 municipalities. The reform was implemented in Denmark on 1 January 2007. The reform diminished the power of the regional level dramatically in favor of the local level and the central government in Copenhagen.

North Jutland Region Nordjylland
Region of Denmark
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Country	Denmark
Capital	Aalborg
Municipalities	11 Aalborg Brønderslev Frederikshavn Hjørring Jammerbugt Læsø Mariagerfjord Morsø Thisted Vesthimmerland Rebild
Government
• Chairman	Ulla Astman (Social Democrats)
Area
• Total	7,933 km2 (3,063 sq mi)
Population  (April 2021)[1]
• Total	590,322
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	DK-81
HDI (2019)	0.924[2] very high · 4th of 5
Website	www.rn.dk

Geography

The North Jutland Region consists of the former North Jutland County combined with parts of the former Viborg County (the former municipalities of Aalestrup Municipality, Hanstholm Municipality, Morsø Municipality, Sydthy Municipality, Thisted Municipality), and the western half of Mariager Municipality (in the former Aarhus County).

Geologically the region lies in the northern part of Denmark which is rising because of post-glacial rebound.

Municipalities

The region is subdivided into 11 municipalities:

• Aalborg
• Brønderslev
• Frederikshavn
• Hjørring
• Jammerbugt
• Læsø
• Mariagerfjord
• Morsø
• Rebild
• Thisted
• Vesthimmerland

Towns

Main towns[6]
#	City	Population
		2011
1	Aalborg	124,921
2	Hjørring	24,726
3	Frederikshavn	23,339
4	Thisted	13,005
5	Brønderslev	11,840
6	Hobro	11,635
7	Nykøbing Mors	9,154
8	Sæby	8,875
9	Skagen	8,515
10	Aars	8,010
11	Støvring	6,927
12	Svenstrup	6,751
13	Hirtshals	6,194
14	Aabybro	5,382
15	Nibe	5,043
16	Hadsund	5,040

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 26.1 billion € in 2018, accounting for 8.7% of Denmark's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 33,200 € or 110% of the EU27 average in the same year.[7]

Culture and education

One of Denmark's five universities, Aalborg Universitet, is situated in the region. Most of the region's museums are situated in Aalborg such as Nordjyllands Historiske Museum, KUNSTEN, Musikkens Hus, Utzon Center and Zoologisk Have.

Regional Council

The five regions of Denmark each have a regional council of 41 members. These are elected every four years, during the local elections.

Election	Party										Total seats	Elected chairman
	A	B	C	F	I	K	O	V	Ø	...
2005	20	1	2	2		1	2	12		1	41	Orla Hav (A)
2009	17	1	4	4			3	12				Ulla Astman (A)
2013	16	1	3	2	1		4	12	2
2017	18	1	4	1			4	11	2
Data from Kmdvalg.dk

See also

References

External links

North Jutland travel guide from Wikivoyage

• Official website (in English)
• Media related to Region Nordjylland at Wikimedia Commons

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