Jammerbugt Municipality

Jammerbugt is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland Region in Denmark. It covers an area of 863 km² and a total population of 38,957 (2008). The current mayor is Mogens Gade.

Location of Jammerbugt municipality

On January 1, 2007 Jammerbugt municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Brovst, Fjerritslev, Pandrup, and Aabybro.

The name of the region, the Jammerbugt, or Bay of Woe, was originally given due to the numerous shipwrecks laid there.[1]


Locations

Aabybro6,100
Fjerritslev3,400
Pandrup2,900
Brovst2,700
Kås2,500
Biersted1,600
Nørhalne1,400
Gjøl900

Politics

Municipal council

Jammerbugt's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.

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

Election Party Total
seats
Turnout Elected
mayor
A B C F O T V Ø
2005 10 1 1 1 1 13 27 72.3% Mogens Christian Gade (V)
2009 11 1 2 1 1 11 71.0%
2013 8 1 1 2 1 13 1 76.9%
2017 9 1 2 1 14 74.9%
Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017

References

  1. Murray, John (1871). A Handbook for Travellers in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. London: John Murray. p. 96.


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