Aalborg Municipality

As of 1 January 2007 Aalborg municipality joined with the municipalities of Hals, Nibe, and Sejlflod to form a new Aalborg municipality. The former Aalborg municipality, including the island of Egholm, covered an area of , with a total population of 192,353 (2005). Its last mayor was Henning G. Jensen, a member of the Social Democrats ('''') political party. The former municipality was bordered by Sejlflod and Hals to the east, Dronninglund and Brønderslev to the north, Aabybro and Nibe to the west, and Støvring and Skørping to the south. It belonged to North Jutland County. ==Geography==

Surroundings The waters in the Limfjord splitting the municipality are called Langerak to the east and Gjøl Bredning to the west. The island of Egholm is located in Gjøl Bredning, and is connected by ferry to the city of Aalborg at its southern shore. The area is typical for the north of Jutland. To the west, the Limfjord broadens into an irregular lake (salt water), with low, marshy shores and many islands. Northwest is Store Vildmose ("Greater Wild bog"), a swamp where a mirage is sometimes seen in summer. Southeast lies the similar Lille Vildmose ("Lesser Wild bog"). Store Vildmose was drained and farmed in the beginning of the 20th century, and Lille Vildmose is now the largest moor in Denmark. Urban areas in Aalborg Municipality Aalborg City has a total population of 123,432. The metropolitan area is a conurbation of the Aalborg urban area in Himmerland (102,312) and the urban area in (21,120). ==Economy==

North Flying has its head office on the property of Aalborg Airport in , Aalborg Municipality. ==Politics==

Municipal council Aalborg's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007. ==Twin towns – sister cities==

Aalborg is twinned with 34 cities, more than any other city in Denmark. • , Netherlands • Antibes, France • Büdelsdorf, Germany • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom • Fredrikstad, Norway • Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands • Galway, Ireland • Gdynia, Poland • Haifa, Israel • Hefei, China • , Austria • , Greenland • Karlskoga, Sweden • Lancaster, England • Lerum, Sweden • Liperi, Finland • , Iceland • Orsa, Sweden • Orust, Sweden • Ośno Lubuskie, Poland • , Russia • Racine, United States • Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland • Rendalen, Norway • Rendsburg, Germany • Riga, Latvia • Riihimäki, Finland • , Greenland • Solvang, United States • , Romania • , Bulgaria • Vilnius, Lithuania • , Germany ==References==