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Viborg municipality is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,421.04 km2, and has a population of 94,622 (1 April 2014). Søren Pape Poulsen was chosen as mayor again for a second term of office 2014–17, but before the first year of his second term had passed, he accepted an offer to become chairman of his party, and a new mayor had to be chosen among the municipal council members. Its mayor from 3 September 2014 is Torsten Nielsen, also a member of the Conservative People's Party. He is mayor in the rest of the 2014-17 term of office.

Viborg
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 56°27′00″N 9°22′00″E
CountryDenmark
RegionCentral Denmark
Established1 January 2007
Government
 • MayorUlrik Wilbek
Area
 • Total1,474.05 km2 (569.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total95,776
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.viborg.dk

The main city and the site of its municipal council is the city of Viborg.

On 1 January 2007 Viborg municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with Bjerringbro, Fjends, Karup, Møldrup, and Tjele municipalities to form an enlarged Viborg municipality.

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.[1][2]


Locations


Viborg41,000
Bjerringbro7,400
Stoholm2,500
Karup2,200
Løgstrup1,900
Frederiks1,800
Skals1,800
Rødkærsbro1,700
Ørum1,400
Møldrup1,300

Politics



Municipal council


Viborg's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election Party Total
seats		 Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C F K O V Ø
2005 14 1 2 1 1 2 10 31 71.6% Johannes Stensgaard (A)
2009 10 3 5 2 11 67.6% Søren Pape Poulsen (C)
2013 9 6 1 2 12 1 74.3% Torsten Nielsen (C)
2017 9 7 2 2 10 1 73.3% Ulrik Wilbek (V)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

Twin cities


Viborg has a twin city in each of the Nordic countries, as well as in other world regions.

  • Nevers, France
  • Porvoo, Finland
  • Zabrze, Poland

See also



Sources



References


  1. "What is Business Region Aarhus". businessregionaarhus.dk. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "Tal og statistik" [Figures and Statistics] (in Danish). Byregion Østjylland. Retrieved 25 April 2016.


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[de] Viborg Kommune

Viborg Kommune ist eine dänische Kommune in Jütland. Sie entstand am 1. Januar 2007 im Zuge der Kommunalreform durch Vereinigung der „alten“ Viborg Kommune mit den bisherigen Kommunen Bjerringbro, Fjends, Karup, Møldrup und Tjele sowie des Schuldistrikts Hvam der bisherigen Kommune Aalestrup, alle im Viborg Amt.
- [en] Viborg Municipality

[ru] Виборг (коммуна)

Ви́борг (дат. Viborg Kommune) — датская коммуна в составе области Центральная Ютландия. Площадь — 1418,61 км², что составляет 3,29 % от площади Дании без Гренландии и Фарерских островов. Численность населения на 1 января 2008 года — 92084 чел. (мужчины — 46203, женщины — 45881; иностранные граждане — 3006).


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