Zealand Region
Region Sjælland (Danish) | |
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| Coordinates: 55°10′N 11°50′E / 55.167°N 11.833°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Capital | Sorø |
| Largest city | Roskilde |
| Municipalities | |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Heino Knudsen (A) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,273 km2 (2,808 sq mi) |
| Population (1 April 2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 839,619 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €32.413 billion (2021) |
| • Per capita | €38,800 (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | DK-85[3] |
| HDI (2019) | 0.911[4] very high · 5th of 5 |
| Website | www.regionsjaelland.dk |
Region Zealand (Danish: Region Sjælland) is the southernmost 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. Zealand Region has 17 municipalities.
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Geography
Zealand Region consists of the former counties of Roskilde, Storstrøm, and Vestsjælland. The region is named after the island of Sjælland (Zealand), which it shares with the neighbouring Danish Capital Region. Region Zealand (Region Sjælland) also includes the adjacent islands of Lolland, Falster, and Møn.
Municipalities
The region is subdivided into 17 municipalities:
- Faxe
- Greve
- Guldborgsund
- Holbæk
- Kalundborg
- Køge
- Lejre
- Lolland
- Næstved
- Odsherred
- Ringsted
- Roskilde
- Slagelse
- Solrød
- Sorø
- Stevns
- Vordingborg
Economy
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was almost €31 billion in 2019, accounting for around 10% of Denmark's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 37,000 € or 89% of the EU27 average in the same year.[5]
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | B | C | D | F | I | O | V | Ø | ... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 41 | Kristian Ebbensgaard (V) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | Steen Bach Nielsen (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 4 | Jens Stenbæk (V) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | Heino Knudsen (A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ FOLK1: Population 1 October database from Statistics Denmark
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Denmark Country Codes". codesofcountry.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "European regions and territories by GDP in 2019". Eurostat.
External links
Media related to Region Sjælland at Wikimedia Commons
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This page was last edited on 11 April 2024, at 17:50