Syddjurs Municipality () is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Region Midtjylland in Denmark just north of Aarhus and is a part of the Aarhus area. It covers an area of 696.7 km2 and has a population of 44,394 (1 January 2026).
On 1 January 2007 Syddjurs municipality ("South Djursland") was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Ebeltoft, Midtdjurs, Rosenholm, and Rønde. The municipality covers most of southern Djursland, Skødshoved, Helgenæs, Mols and the Ebeltoft peninsula.
The municipality is part of Business Region Aarhus and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.
Locations Ebeltoft 7,300 Hornslet 6,300 Rønde 3,300 Ryomgård 2,700 Kolind 1,900 Mørke 1,700 Ugelbølle 1,500 Thorsager 1,400 Pindstrup 770 Knebel 620 Nimtofte 598
Politics
Municipal council Syddjurs' municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.
Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Election Party Totalseats Turnout Electedmayor2005112122182772.2%Vilfred Friborg Hansen (A)2009712611967.9%Kirstine Bille (F)20137152128174.8%Claus Wistoft (V)20178114381173.8%Ole Bollesen (A)Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017
Sources Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data) Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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