Its mayor is Kenneth Gøtterup, a member of the agrarian liberal Venstre (Denmark).

Store Magleby, which was larger in area than Dragør, had a large number of subdivisions (Danish (singular): parcel;udstykning) with owner-occupied homes built on the boundary with Dragør (as far away from the noise as possible from planes landing at Copenhagen Airport, and taking restrictions in building regulations (inside city (built-up area) limits versus outside city limits) into consideration) before the merger.

The seat of the town hall is on Kirkevej 7 in Store Magleby, which easily can house such a large building.

To the east and south is the Øresund, the strait that separates Zealand and Amager from Sweden.

[3] When it existed, Sterling Airlines had its head office at Copenhagen Airport South in Dragør.