Norddjurs Municipality
Municipality in Central Denmark, Denmark
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Norddjurs Municipality (Danish: Norddjurs Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland in Denmark. It covers an area of 721.2 km2 and has a population of 36,477 (1 January 2026).
Norddjurs Municipality
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 Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 56°30′N 10°48′E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Central Denmark |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kasper Bjerregaard |
| Area | |
• Total | 721.2 km2 (278.5 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2026)[1] | |
• Total | 36,477 |
| • Density | 50.58/km2 (131.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8500 |
| Website | norddjurs |
On 1 January 2007 Norddjurs municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Grenå, Nørre Djurs and Rougsø, along with the eastern part of Sønderhald municipality. It includes the island of Anholt in its extreme northeast.
The municipality is part of Business Region Aarhus and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.[2][3]
Locations
| Grenaa | 14,000 |
| Auning | 2,900 |
| Allingåbro | 1,800 |
| Ørsted | 1,400 |
| Trustrup | 790 |
| Vivild | 790 |
| Bønnerup Strand | 740 |
| Ørum | 700 |
| Glesborg | 580 |
Politics
Municipal council
Norddjurs' municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Parishes
Sources
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
