Egedal Municipality () is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. It covers an area of with a total population of 46,240 (1. January 2026).
History On 1 January 2007 Egedal municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Ledøje-Smørum (Copenhagen County), Ølstykke (Frederiksborg County), and Stenløse (Frederiksborg County).
Settlements Ølstykke-Stenløse 22,003 Smørumnedre 9,949 Ganløse 2,884 Veksø 1,799 Slagslunde 903 Ledøje 773 Laanshøj 597 Tangbjerg 597 Buresø 496 Søsum 312
Politics
Municipal council Egedal's municipal council consists of 21 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Election Party Totalseats Turnout Electedmayor200551821102777.1%Svend Kjærgaard (V)200941613152173.7%Willy Eliasen (V)2013524112677.3%2017632112675.8%Karsten Søndergaard (V)Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017
References
Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data) Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
External links
The new Egedal Municipality's official website (Danish only)