Region of Southern Denmark

Region of Southern Denmark
Region Syddanmark
Region of Denmark
Flag of Region of Southern Denmark
Location of Region of Southern Denmark
CountryDenmark
Largest cityOdense
CapitalVejle
Area
 • Total12,191 km2 (4,707 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,220,763
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.regionsyddanmark.dk

The Region of Southern Denmark is an administrative region of Denmark. The capital city is Vejle.

Odense is the region's largest city. It is home to the main campus of the University of Southern Denmark with branch campuses in Esbjerg, Kolding and Sønderborg.

Municipalities

The Region of Southern Denmark has 22 municipalities:

  • Aabenraa
  • Ærø
  • Assens
  • Billund
  • Esbjerg
  • Faaborg-Midtfyn
  • Fanø
  • Fredericia
  • Haderslev
  • Kerteminde
  • Kolding
  • Langeland
  • Middelfart
  • Nordfyn
  • Nyborg
  • Odense
  • Svendborg
  • Sønderborg
  • Tønder
  • Varde
  • Vejen
  • Vejle

References

  1. FOLK1: Population 1 October database from Statistics Denmark

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