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The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a
geocode A geocode is a code that represents a geographic entity (location or object). It is a unique identifier of the entity, to distinguish it from others in a finite set of geographic entities. In general the ''geocode'' is a human-readable and ...
standard for referencing the subdivisions of
Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...
for statistical purposes. The standard is developed and regulated by the
European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...
. The NUTS standard is instrumental in delivering the European Union's
Structural Funds The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds, ESIFs) are financial tools governed by a common rulebook, set up to implement the regional policy of the European Union, as well as the structural policy pillars of the Common Agricultural ...
. The NUTS code for Denmark is ''DK'' and a hierarchy of three levels is established by
Eurostat Eurostat ('European Statistical Office'; DG ESTAT) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in the Kirchberg, Luxembourg, Kirchberg quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Eurostat's main responsibilities are to provide statis ...
. Below these is a further levels of geographic organisation - the local administrative unit (LAU). In Denmark, the LAU 1 are
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
and the LAU 2 is Parishes.


Overall


NUTS codes

}) , align="right" , 5 , - ! NUTS 3 , Provinces ( da, Landsdele) , align="right" , 11


Local administrative units

Below the NUTS levels, the two LAU (Local Administrative Units) levels are: }) , align="right" , 99 , - ! LAU 2 ,
Parishes A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
( da, Sogne) , align="right" , 2143 ''The LAU codes of Denmark can be downloaded here:''


NUTS codes


Before 2003

In the 2003 version, before the counties were abolished, the codes were as follows:


See also

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Administrative divisions of Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...
* FIPS region codes of Denmark * ISO 3166-2 codes of Denmark


References


Sources


Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics - NUTS and the Statistical regions of Europe

Overview map of EU Countries - NUTS level 1
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Overview map of EU Countries - Country level
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Overview map of EU Countries - NUTS level 1


* ttp://simap.europa.eu/codes-and-nomenclatures/codes-nuts/codes-nuts-table_en.htm List of current NUTS codes*
Download current NUTS codes (ODS format)


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Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...
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