Årslev municipality
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Årslev municipality (sometimes misspelled Aarslev municipality) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Funen County on the island of Funen in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 74 km², and has a total population of 9,365 (2005). Its mayor is Hans Jørgensen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Årslev.
Neighboring municipalities are Ullerslev and Langeskov to the east, Odense to the north, Broby to the west, and Ringe and Ørbæk to the south.
By January 1, 2007 Årslev municipality will cease to exist as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It will be merged with existing Broby, Faaborg, Ringe, and Ryslinge municipalities to form the new Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 638 km² and a total population of 51,144 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Syddanmark ("South Denmark Region").
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- Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
- Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map
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