Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality
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Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality
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| Coordinates: 55°13′36″N 10°24′24″E / 55.2267°N 10.4067°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | South Denmark |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Seat | Ringe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hans Stavnsager |
| Area | |
• Total | 637.48 km2 (246.13 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2026)[1] | |
• Total | 52,328 |
| • Density | 82.086/km2 (212.60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5750 |
| Municipal code | 430 |
| Website | fmk |
Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality (Danish: Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune; formerly Fåborg-Midtfyn) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It covers an area of 638 km2 and has a total population of 52,328 (2026).
On 1 January 2007 Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Broby, Ringe, Aarslev, Ryslinge, and Faaborg.
Locations
[edit]The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are:
| Largest cities and villages in Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality[2] | ||||
| Name | Population (2024) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faaborg | 6,867 | |||
| Ringe | 6,729 | |||
| Årslev | 4,367 | |||
| Nørre Lyndelse | 2,325 | |||
| Ryslinge | 1,876 | |||
| Kværndrup | 1,705 | |||
| Nørre Broby | 1,485 | |||
| Gislev | 1,252 | |||
| Brobyværk | 1,081 | |||
| Vejle | 1,058 | |||
Politics
[edit]Faaborg-Midtfyn's municipal council consists of 25 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has six political committees.[3]
Municipal council
[edit]Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
| Election | Party | Total seats |
Turnout | Elected mayor | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | F | L | O | V | Ø | Å | |||||
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 75.1% | Bo Andersen (V) | ||||
| 2009 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 73.0% | Hans Jørgensen (A) | ||||||
| 2013 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 76.5% | Christian Thygesen (V) | ||||
| 2017 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 74.8% | Hans Stavnsager (A) | |||
| Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017 | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ BY2: Population 1. January by municipalities The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- ↑ Danmarks Statistikbank
- ↑ Politiske udvalg
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune.
- Official website (in Danish)
- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD a.k.a. Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map