Køge Municipality (, ) is a ''
kommune'' in the
Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of
Zealand approx. 40 km southwest of
Copenhagen
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. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² (98 sq. miles), and has a total population of 63,335 (2025). Until January 2007, its mayor was Torben Hansen, a member of the
Social Democrats
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(''Socialdemokraterne'')
political party
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, who died while still in office. He was replaced by Marie Stærke, who at age 27 was Denmark's youngest mayor at that time
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of
Køge. Suburbs inside the
urban area
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of Køge include
Køge Nord (
Ølby Lyng and Ølsemagle Lyng) to the north and
Herfølge to the south. Towns inside the municipality but outside the central urban area include
Borup,
Ejby,
Bjæverskov,
Lille Skensved,
Lellinge and
Algestrup.
As a result of
''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), on 1 January 2007, the prior Køge municipality was merged with
Skovbo Municipality to form the new Køge municipality.
Urban areas
The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
Politics
Køge's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Municipal council
Below are the municipal councils elected since the
Municipal Reform of 2007.
Sister cities and towns
References
* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
External links
Municipality's official websiteKøge tourist bureau
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Municipalities of Region Zealand
Municipalities of Denmark
Populated places established in 2007