Tønder Municipality
Tønder Municipality
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Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates: 54°56′00″N 8°54′00″E / 54.933333333333°N 8.9°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Southern Denmark |
| Established | 1 January 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jørgen Popp Petersen (Schleswig Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,252 km2 (483 sq mi) |
| Population (1. January 2025) | |
• Total | 36,399 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Tønder Municipality (Danish: Tønder Kommune, German: Kommune Tondern, North Frisian: Tuner Komuun) is a kommune in the Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in south Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,252 km2, and has a total population of 36,399 (2025). Its mayor is Jørgen Popp Petersen, a member of the regional Schleswig Party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Tønder. It consists of six old municipalities, the former Tønder municipality (1970-2006) with 12,706 inhabitants in January 2000 on 184.59 square kilometers among them.