The coastal town municipality south of Aarhus, and sandwiched in between Horsens and Vejle, and bordering Ikast-Brande Municipality to the northwest, covers an area of 551.36 km2 and has a total population of 47,725 (1.

Its mayor from 1 January 2022 is Ole Vind, a member of the centre-right Venstre party.

The municipality is part of Business Region Aarhus and of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which had a total population of 1.378 million in 2016.

[2][3] 1,100 Hedensted's municipal council consists of 27 members, elected every four years.

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