Regions, Provinces and Former Counties of Denmark

Municipal reform that came into effect on 1 January 2007 replaced Denmark's division of thirteen counties with five regions.

Regions and Provinces
Name	Admin. Centres	Population[1]	Area Km²[2]
Region Hovedstaden (Capital Region)	Hillerød	1,768,125	2,559
Byen Købehavn (City of Copenhagen)		739,977	179.3
Københavns omegn (Copenhagen area)		535,355	342.2
Nordsjælland (North Zealand)		452,874	1,449.1
Bornholm		39 919	588.4
Region Sjælland (Zealand)	Sorø	820,480	7,223.1
Østsjælland (East Zealand)		241,870	807.7
Vest- og Sydsjælland (West and South Zealand)		578,610	6,415.5
Region Syddanmark (South Denmark)	Vejle	1,205,728	12,256.1
Fyn		488,578	3,478.6
Sydjylland (South Jutland)		717,150	8,777.5
Region Midtjylland (Central Jutland)	Viborg	1,282,750	13,006.2
Østjylland (East Jutland)		857,030	5,841.5
Vestjylland (West Jutland)		425,720	7,164.7
Region and Province Nordjylland (North Jutland)	Ålborg	582,632	7,879.1
Former Counties
Name	Capital	Population[3]	Area Km²[2]
Århus	Århus	640,637	4,561
Bornholm	Bornholm	44,126	588
Frederiksborg	Frederiksborg	368,116	1,347
Fyn	Fyn	472,064	3,486
Købehavn (Copenhagen)	Købehavn	615,115	526
Nordjylland (North Jutland)	Nordjylland	494,833	6,173
Ribe	Ribe	224,446	3,131
Ringkobing	Ringkobing	273,517	4,853
Roskilde	Roskilde	233,212	891
Sønderjylland (South Jutland)	Sønderjylland	253,249	3,938
Storstrom	Nykobing	259,691	3,398
Vejle	Vejle	349,186	2,997
Vestsjælland (West Zealand)	Vestsjælland	296,875	2,984
Viborg	Viborg	233,921	4,122
Notes 1. At 1 January 2015 2. Land and inland water area 3. 2001 estimates Sources Agerskov, U., et al. Statistical Yearbook 2015. Copenhagen: Statistics Denmark, 2015. McCoy, J.F. Geo-Data: The World Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd edn. Detroit: Thomson-Gale, 2003. Thomas, A.H. The A to Z of Denmark. Lanham, etc.: Scarecrow Press, 2010.