Vesthimmerland Commune

	Vesthimmerland
Basic data
State :	Denmark
Region :	North Jylland
Region :	North Jylland
Educated:	2007
former municipalities : ; (until the end of 2006)	Aalestrup Kommune ; Farsø Kommune ; Løgstør Kommune ; Aars Kommune
Offices (until the end of 2006) :	Nordjylland Amt ; Viborg Amt
Harden : ; (until March 1970)	Rinds Herred ; Gislum Herred ; Aars Herred ; Øster Han Herred ; Slet Herred
Offices (until 1970) :	Hjørring Amt ; Viborg Amt ; Ålborg Amt
Residents :	36,727 (2020)
Area :	769.80 km² (2014)
Population density :	48 inhabitants per km²
Municipality number :	820
Administration headquarters:	Aars
Address:	Himmerlandsgade 27 ; 9600 Aars
Mayor:	Per Bach Laursen ; ( Venstre )
Website:	www.vesthimmerland.dk
Sister cities :	Skellefteå Lapinlahti Mo i Rana Sigulda; ; ;

Vesthimmerlands Kommune is a Danish municipality in the Nordjylland region , the administrative seat is in Aars . Vesthimmerland has a total population of 36,727 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2020) and an area of 769.80 km².

It was created in the course of local government reform on January 1, 2007: The Himmerland municipality of Aalestrup in Viborg Amt (with the exception of Hvilsom Skoledistrikt (German: "School District"), which was added to the Mariagerfjord municipality ) and the neighboring municipalities of Farsø , Løgstør and Aars in Nordjyllands Amt were merged.

Parish communities and localities in the municipality

The following parish communities ( Danish : Sogn ) and localities with more than 200 inhabitants ( byområder (German: "urban areas") as defined by the statistical office ) are located in the municipality ; Population on January 1st, 2020, with a registered population of zero, the place had more than 200 inhabitants in the past:

Sogn	Residents	Locality	Residents
Aggersborg Sogn	410	Aggersund	309
Alstrup Sogn	167
Blære Sogn	452
Farsø Sogn	4,091	Fandrup ^(a) Farsø	<200 3,366
Fjelsø Sogn	467	Fjelsø ^(a)	<200
Flejsborg Sogn	334
Fovlum Sogn	392
Gedsted Sogn	1,029	Gedsted	851
Gislum Sogn	311
Giver Sogn	199
Gundersted Sogn	343
Havbro Sogn	648	Havbro	392
Hvam Sogn	565
Hyllebjerg Sogn	130
Kornum Sogn	285
Louns Sogn	760	Hvalpsund	630
Løgsted Sogn	677
Løgstør Sogn	3,520	Løgstør	4.015
Malle Sogn	174
Næsborg Sogn	310
Oudrup Sogn	183
Overlade Sogn	1,025	Overload	469
Ranum Sogn	1,281	Ranum	979
Salling Sogn	416
Simested Sogn	748	Simested	232
Skivum Sogn	622	Vegger	303
Strandby Sogn	760	Strandby	265
Svingelbjerg Sogn	176
Testrup Sogn	196
Ullits Sogn	255	Ullits	286
Ulstrup Sogn	1,492	Hornum	945
Vester Hornum Sogn	710	Vester Hornum	550
Vesterbølle Sogn	369
Vilsted Sogn	376	Vilsted	219
Vindblæs Sogn	437	Vindblæs	233
Vognsild Sogn	887	Vognsild Østrup	245 282
Østerbølle Sogn	260
Aalestrup Sogn	2,848	Eelestrup	2,743
Aars Sogn	8,998	Aars	8,465