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Aarhus
City
Aalborg
Aerial view o Aarhus Ceety Centre & Sooth Harbour
Aerial view o Aarhus Ceety Centre & Sooth Harbour
Coat of airms o Aarhus
Coat airms
Aarhus is located in Denmark
Aarhus
Aarhus
Location in Denmark
Coordinates: 56°9′N 10°13′E / 56.150°N 10.217°E / 56.150; 10.217Coordinates: 56°9′N 10°13′E / 56.150°N 10.217°E / 56.150; 10.217
Kintra Denmark
RegionCentral Denmark (Midtjylland)
MunicipalityAarhus
Area
 • Urban
91 km2 (35 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1][2]
 • Metro
1245046 (17 municipalities in East Jutland metropolitan area)
 • Metro density124/km2 (320/sq mi)
 • Urban
252107
 • Urban density2669/km2 (6,910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central Europe Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2
Postal codes
8000, 8200, 8210
WebsiteOfficial website
Aarhus

Aarhus, (Dens pronunciation: [ˈɒːhuːˀs] ( listen)), is the seicont-lairgest ceety in Denmark. The principal port o Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side o the peninsula o Jutland in the geographical centre o Denmark. Aarhus is the seat o the cooncil o Aarhus municipality wi 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 the East Jutland metropolitan area (Dens: Byregion Østjylland). which is a co-operation in the eastren Jutland wi 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 the Copenhagen metropolitan area.[6]

References

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  1. a b "Vision Østjylland", Miljøministeriet, 20. august 2008 (in Dens), a description of the East Jutland metropolitan area
  2. a b BEF44: Population 1st January, by urban areas database from Statistics Denmark
  3. http://www.dst.dk/Statistik/kit.aspx
  4. Bridgwater, W. & Beatrice Aldrich. (1966) The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia. Columbia University. p. 11.
  5. "Vision Østjylland" Archived 2008-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, Miljøministeriet, 20. august 2008 (in Dens)
  6. "Danish Befolkningsforhold i Østjylland Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, Miljøministeriet, august 2008