Aarhus
Aarhus | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Aalborg | |
 Aerial view o Aarhus Ceety Centre & Sooth Harbour | |
 Coat airms | |
  Aarhus Location in Denmark | |
| Coordinates:56°9′N10°13′E/ 56.150°N 10.217°ECoordinates:56°9′N10°13′E/ 56.150°N 10.217°E | |
| Kintra |  Denmark |
| Region | Central Denmark (Midtjylland) |
| Municipality | Aarhus |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 91 km2(35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 1245046 (17 municipalities inEast Jutland metropolitan area) |
| • Metro density | 124/km2(320/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 252107 |
| • Urban density | 2669/km2(6,910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1(Central Europe Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 |
| Postal codes | 8000, 8200, 8210 |
| Website | Official website |
Aarhus,(Dens pronunciation:[ˈɒːhuːˀs](
listen)), is the seicont-lairgest ceety inDenmark.The principalportoDenmark,Aarhus is on the east side o the peninsula oJutlandin the geographical centre o Denmark. Aarhus is the seat o the cooncil oAarhus municipalitywi 310,956[3]indwallers an 242,914 (1 Januar 2010)[2]in the inner urban area, an aboot 800,000 indwallers athin 1/2 oor transport (Greater Aarhus). The city claims the unofficial title "Caipital o Jutland".[4]
Aarhus is the main an biggest ceety in theEast Jutland metropolitan area(Dens:Byregion Østjylland). which is a co-operation in the eastrenJutlandwi 17 municipalities.[5]Wi mair nor 1.2 million fowk livin in the area it represents approximately 23% o the population o Denmark an is the seicont maistmuckle metropolitan area efter theCopenhagen metropolitan area.[6]
References
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑ab"Vision Østjylland",Miljøministeriet, 20. august 2008(in Dens),a description of theEast Jutland metropolitan area
- ↑abBEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areasdatabase fromStatistics Denmark
- ↑http://www.dst.dk/Statistik/kit.aspx
- ↑Bridgwater, W. & Beatrice Aldrich. (1966)The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia.Columbia University. p. 11.
- ↑"Vision Østjylland"Archived2008-10-03 at theWayback Machine,Miljøministeriet, 20. august 2008(in Dens)
- ↑"Danish Befolkningsforhold i ØstjyllandArchived2011-07-19 at theWayback Machine,Miljøministeriet, august 2008
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