Skovbo municipality
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Skovbo is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Roskilde County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in east Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 132 km², and has a total population of 14,873 (2005). Its mayor is Ole Hansen, a member of the Venstre (Liberal Party) political party.
The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Borup.
Neighboring municipalities are Køge to the east, Solrød, Ramsø, Lejre, and Hvalsø to the north, and Ringsted and Haslev to the west.
By January 1, 2007 Skovbo municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007), be merged with existing Køge municipality to form the new Køge municipality. This will create a municipality with an area of 255 km² and a total population of 54,926 (2005). The new municipality will belong to the new Region Sjælland ("Zealand 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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