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Municipality in Zealand, Denmark
Køge Municipality
(
Danish
:
Køge Kommune
,
Danish pronunciation:
[?k?øː(j)?]
) is a
kommune
in the
Region Sjælland
on the east coast of the island of
Zealand
approx. 40 km southwest of
Copenhagen
. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² (98 sq. miles), and has a total population of 62,848 (2024). Until January 2007, its mayor was Torben Hansen, a member of the
Social Democrats
(
Socialdemokraterne
)
political party
, who died while still in office. He was replaced by Marie Stærke, who at age 27 was Denmark's youngest mayor at that time.
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The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of
Køge
. Suburbs inside the
urban area
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
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The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
Politics
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Køge's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Municipal council
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Below are the municipal councils elected since the
Municipal Reform of 2007
.
| Election
|
Party
|
Total
seats
|
Turnout
|
Elected
mayor
|
| A
|
B
|
C
|
|
F
|
|
I
|
O
|
|
V
|
Ø
|
| 2005
|
11
|
1
|
2
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
8
|
|
27
|
70.2%
|
Marie Stærke (A)
|
| 2009
|
9
|
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
|
2
|
6
|
75.9%
|
| 2013
|
7
|
2
|
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
10
|
2
|
71.8%
|
Flemming Christensen (C)
|
| 2017
|
10
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
|
6
|
1
|
72.6%
|
Marie Stærke (A)
|
| Data from
Kmdvalg.dk 2005
,
2009
,
2013
and
2017
|
Sister cities and towns
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References
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Places adjacent to Køge Municipality
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