Randers Municipality
Randers Municipality
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The old Town Hall on the square in Randers with statue of Niels Ebbesen in front | |
| Coordinates: 56°27′35″N 10°02′10″E / 56.45972°N 10.03611°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Central Denmark |
| Seat | Randers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Torben Hansen |
| Area | |
• Total | 748.21 km2 (288.89 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2025) | |
• Total | 100,356 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Randers Municipality (Danish: Randers Kommune, pronounced [ˈʁɑnɐs kʰoˈmuːnə]) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 748.21 km2 (288.89 sq mi), and has a population of 100,356 (as of 1. January 2025). Its mayor, since 1 January 2018 is Torben Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Randers.
The municipality is part of Business Region Aarhus and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.