About Viborg
Viborg Municipality is located in the western part of Denmark - in the middle of Jutland. Depending on the focus, it can be claimed that Viborg is 9th or the 2nd largest municipality in Denmark in that its just over 94.000 citizens makes it the 9th largest municipality population wise and its 1,422 km2 makes it the 2nd largest municipality when it comes to size. The largest city in Viborg Municipality is Viborg itself with around 36,000 citizens and the second largest town is Bjerringbro with around 7,500 citizens.
Basic Facts
- 94,513 citizens (January 2013) = 9th largest municipality in Denmark
- Area: 1,422 km2 = 2nd largest municipality in Denmark
- 5,400 businesses
- 21 further education institutions
- 52,000 people employed by companies and organisations based in the Municipality
- 74 public day care institutions (nurseries, kinder gardens, pre- and after school care facilities)
- 26 municipal run primary and lower secondary schools
- 16 public residential homes
