Mariagerfjord Municipality Explained

Mariagerfjord Municipality
Flag Size:120x80px
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Mayor
Population As Of:1. January 2024
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:41762
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Mariagerfjord Municipality (Danish: Mariagerfjord Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland Region in Denmark. It covers an area of 723.63&nbspkm²; (2011) it has a population of 41,762 (2024).

On 1 January 2007 Mariagerfjord municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Arden, Hadsund and Hobro, and the major part of Mariager, and a very small part of Aalestrup and a very small part of Nørager municipality.

The municipality consists of the land around Mariager Fjord, its namesake.

Locations

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Politics

Municipal council

Mariagerfjord's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years.

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

ElectionPartyTotal
seats
TurnoutElected
mayor
2005131111122972.6%Hans Christian Maarup (A)
20091311221068.2%
2013131131172.8%Mogens Jespersen (V)
20171111131271.1%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

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Notes and References

  1. https://m.statbank.dk/TableInfo/BY2?lang=en BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities