Provinces of Denmark

They are not administrative divisions, nor subject for any kind of political elections, but are mainly for statistical use.

The provinces Copenhagen City and Copenhagen surroundings are largely build up areas, the same applies also for large parts of East Zealand and North Zealand.

Although East Zealand (NUTS-3 level) belongs to healthcare Region Zealand (NUTS-2 level), in other respects (like public transport, road maintenance, metropolitan future planning, known as the Finger Plan in all versions since 1949, regional radio and television etc.)

This has been the case since 1970, but at that time the East Zealand province was an administrational and political unit, called Roskilde Amt.

[3] Close to 2 million people live in their joint area of about 2,770 square kilometres.