Frederikshavn Municipality

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Frederikshavn Municipality Frederikshavn Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
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Coordinates: 57°26′13″N 10°23′36″E / 57.43706°N 10.39347°E / 57.43706; 10.39347
Country	Denmark
Region	Region Nordjylland
City charter	1818
Current municipality	1 January 2007
Seat	Frederikshavn
Government
• Mayor	Birgit Hansen
Area
• Total	648.6 km2 (250.4 sq mi)
Population  (1. January 2024)[1]
• Total	58,376
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC2 (CEST)
Website	frederikshavn.dk

Frederikshavn Municipality (Danish: Frederikshavn Kommune) is the northernmost Danish municipality, located in Region Nordjylland.

As a result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), it is a merger between the previous municipalities of Frederikshavn, Skagen and Sæby. The new municipality has an area of 642 km² and a total population of 58,376 (2024).^[1]

The first mayor of the new municipality was Erik Sørensen (Social Democrats). Since 2014 it has been Birgit Hansen which governs by a broad coalition with the rest of all the parties.