Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality Explained

Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:55.2267°N 10.4067°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Denmark
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Denmark
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Ringe
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Hans Stavnsager
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:637.48
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:52,291
Population As Of:1. January 2024
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipal code
Blank1 Info Sec1:430

Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality (Danish: Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune; formerly Fåborg-Midtfyn) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It covers an area of 638 km2 and has a total population of 52,291 (2024).

On 1 January 2007 Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Broby, Ringe, Aarslev, Ryslinge, and Faaborg.

Urban areas

The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:

Locality Population
1 7.178
2 5.547
3 3.638
4 1.945
5 1.801
6 1.628
7 1.480
8 1.337
9 1.120
10 1.102

Politics

Faaborg-Midtfyn's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.[2]

Municipal council

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

ElectionPartyTotal
seats
TurnoutElected
mayor
2005111222112975.1%Bo Andersen (V)
200912242973.0%Hans Jørgensen (A)
201372141012576.5%Christian Thygesen (V)
20178211471174.8%Hans Stavnsager (A)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY2?lang=en BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities
  2. https://www.fmk.dk/politik/politiske-udvalg/ Politiske udvalg