North Jylland region

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North Jylland region
Flag of Region Nordjylland.svg
Capital: Aalborg
Surface: 7,878.6 km²
(January 1, 2014)
Residents: 589,936
(January 1, 2020)
Population density: 74.9 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 DK-81
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The region of Nordjylland ( German : Region Nordjutland ) in Denmark includes Northern Jutland , the islands of Vendsyssel-Thy , Mors and Læsø and the municipality of Mariagerfjord . The administration is based in Aalborg .

In the official statistics, the region is identical to the part of North Jutland ( Landsdel Nordjylland ).

Emergence

The regions were created in 2007 by the Danish Parliament. With the simultaneous dissolution of the previous districts (Danish amtskommune ), they form the middle level between the municipalities and the state central administration ( states ).

Geographically, Region Nordjylland covers the former district of Nordjyllands Amt , the parts of Viborg Amt north of the Limfjord and the part of Mariager Municipality that has joined the new Mariagerfjord Municipality .

Communities

The Nordjylland region consists of the following municipalities:

Nordjylland municipalities.svg
coat of arms local community Residents
January 1, 2020 		Area in km²
January 1, 2014
Coat of arms of Aalborg.svg Aalborg 217.075 1,137.3
Coat of arms Brønderslev.svg Brønderslev 36,304 633
Frederikshavn Municipality Logo.svg Frederikshavn 59,654 650.2
Coat of arms of Hjørring.svg Hjørring 64,483 925.7
Jammerbugt municipality coa.svg Woes 38,324 863.9
Læsø 1,786 119
Mariagerfjord Municipality coa.svg Mariagerfjord 41,800 718.3
Morsø Kommune coa.svg Morsø 20,247 366.4
Rebild commune coa.svg Rebild 30.113 621.3
Thisted commune coa.svg Thisted 43,423 1,073.7
Vesthimmerland municipality coa.svg Vesthimmerland 36,727 769.8

economy

In comparison with the gross domestic product of the European Union expressed in purchasing power standards , the region achieved an index of 105 (EU-25: 100) in 2015, significantly lower than the Danish average of 127 but above the EU average. Overall, a GDP of 23.1 billion euros was generated.

In 2017 the unemployment rate was 5.4%, which is below the national average.

Regional Council

The current legislative period began on January 1, 2018. The Social Democrat Ulla Astman has been the chairman since 2007 . The 41 mandates were distributed as follows:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistics Banks -> Geografi, miljø og energi -> ARE207: Areal demands efter municipality / region (Danish)
  2. ↑ Statistics banks -> Befolkning og valg -> FOLK1A: Folketal den 1. i kvartalet efter tid og område (Danish)
  3. ↑ Statistics banks -> Befolkning og valg -> BY1: Folketal January 1st efter byområde, alder og køn (Danish)
  4. ↑ Eurostat. Retrieved April 27, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Unemployment rate, by NUTS 2 regions. Retrieved November 5, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Election archive KMD valg , accessed on October 28, 2018.

Web links

Commons : Region Nordjylland  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 57 ° 11 '  N , 9 ° 40'  E