Esbjerg Municipality
Esbjerg Municipality
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| Coordinates: 55°28′00″N 8°27′00″E / 55.4667°N 8.45°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Seat | Esbjerg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jesper Frost Rasmussen |
| Area | |
• Total | 742.5 km2 (286.7 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2025) | |
• Total | 115,157 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Esbjerg Municipality (Danish: Esbjerg Kommune, Danish pronunciation: [ˈesˌpjɛɐ̯ˀ]) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Jesper Frost Rasmussen, from the Venstre (Center-Right Party) political party. By 1 January 2007, the old Esbjerg municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with the former Bramming and Ribe and a small part of Helle municipalities to form the new Esbjerg municipality. This municipality has an area of 741 km2 (286 sq. miles) and a total population of 115,157 (2025).