Hvidovre Municipality

Hvidovre Municipality Hvidovre Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 55°39′00″N 12°29′00″E / 55.65°N 12.4833°E / 55.65; 12.4833
Country	Denmark
Region	Hovedstaden
Established	1 July 1858
Seat	Hvidovre
Government
• Mayor	Anders Wolf Andresen (SF)
Area
• Total	21.91 km2 (8.46 sq mi)
Population  (1. January 2024)[1]
• Total	53,760
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipal code	167
Website	hvidovre.dk

Hvidovre Municipality (Danish: Hvidovre Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the Capital Region near Copenhagen on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 22 km², and has a total population of 53,760 (1. January 2024). Its mayor is Anders Wolf Andresen, a member of the Green Left (Socialistisk Folkeparti) political party.

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of Hvidovre. Other towns in the municipality are Avedøre and Friheden.

Neighboring municipalities are Copenhagen to the east, Rødovre to the north, and Brøndby to the west. Part of its eastern border are the waters of Kalveboderne, and to the south is Køge Bay (Køge Bugt). The southernmost section of the municipality, known as Avedøre Holme, juts out into Køge Bay and forms part of the entryway into Kalveboderne, the waters of which separate the island of Zealand from neighboring Amager. Avedøre Holme houses two harbours.