Mariagerfjord Municipality

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Municipality in North Jutland, Denmark

Mariagerfjord Municipality Mariagerfjord Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
A sailboat in Mariager Fjord
Coat of arms
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 56°41′N 9°56′E / 56.68°N 9.93°E / 56.68; 9.93
Country	Denmark
Region	North Jutland
Established	1 January 2007
Government
• Mayor	Mogens Jespersen
Area
• Total	769 km² (297 sq mi)
Population (1. January 2023)^[1]
• Total	41,859
• Density	54/km² (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.mariagerfjord.dk

Mariagerfjord Municipality (Danish: Mariagerfjord Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland Region in Denmark. It covers an area of 723.63&nbspkm²; (2011) it has a population of 41,859 (2023).

On 1 January 2007 Mariagerfjord municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Arden, Hadsund and Hobro, and the major part of Mariager, and a very small part of Aalestrup and a very small part of Nørager municipality.

The municipality consists of the land around Mariager Fjord, its namesake.

Locations

Hobro	12,000
Hadsund	5,000
Mariager	2,500
Arden	2,500
Assens	1,400
Valsgård	1,100
Als	900
Øster Hurup	700
Astrup	500

Politics

Municipal council

Mariagerfjord's municipal council consists of 29 members, elected every four years.

Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.

Election	Party								Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
Election	A	B	C	D	F	I	O	V	Total seats	Turnout	Elected mayor
2005	13	1	1		1		1	12	29	72.6%	Hans Christian Maarup (A)
2009	13		1	1	2		2	10		68.2%	Hans Christian Maarup (A)
2013	13				1	1	3	11		72.8%	Mogens Jespersen (V)
2017	11	1	1		1		3	12		71.1%	Mogens Jespersen (V)
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

References

^ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark

Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map