Vesthimmerland Municipality

Vesthimmerland Municipality Vesthimmerlands Kommune (Danish)
Municipality
Coordinates: 56°48′07″N 9°31′23″E / 56.802°N 9.523°E / 56.802; 9.523
Country	Denmark
Region	North Jutland Region
Current municipality	January 1, 2007
Seat	Aars
Government
• Mayor	Per Bach Laursen
Area
• Total	768.08 km2 (296.56 sq mi)
Population  (1. January 2024)[1]
• Total	36,012
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC2 (CEST)
Website	www.vesthimmerland.dk

Vesthimmerland Municipality (Danish: Vesthimmerlands Kommune) is a kommune in the North Jutland Region of Denmark. It covers an area of 768,08 km² (2013) and has a total population of 36,012 (2024). The Municipality borders Jammerbugt Municipality to the south and to the east it borders Rebild and Aalborg Municipality and to the south it borders Viborg Municipality and to the south-east it borders Mariagerfjord Municipality.

On 1 January 2007 Vesthimmerland municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Aalestrup, Farsø, Løgstør, and Aars.

The municipal seat is the city of Aars, which also was the seat in the former Aars Municipality.