Køge Municipality

Køge Municipality (Danish: Køge Kommune, Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰøː(j)ə]) 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 63,962 (2026). 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.

CountryDenmark

Established1 January 2007

SeatKøge

TimezoneUTC+1 (CET)

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Køge Municipality Køge Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
A street in Køge
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°27′N 12°11′E
Country	Denmark
Region	Zealand
Established	1 January 2007
Seat	Køge
Government
• Mayor	Ken Kristensen (V)
Area
• Total	255.47 km2 (98.64 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2026)[1]
• Total	63,962
• Density	250.37/km2 (648.46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code	259
Website	www.koege.dk

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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.