Its mayor is Tonni Hansen, a member of the Socialist People's Party.

The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Rudkøbing.

Steamboat routes to Copenhagen, Svendborg and Ærø were established, and the population of Rudkøbing was tripled during the 1800s.

[7] East of the settlement of Søndenbro is the Langeland Fort (Danish: Langelandsfortet), a cold war museum and bunker.

These are all the settlements with populations of less than 200 people:[12] The southernmost tip of Langeland has been protected since 1961.

Exmoor ponies have been released in the area, left on their own as wild horses and only fed in emergencies.

Breeding birds in the area include water rail, waterhen, little grebe and red-backed shrike.

[14] South of Nyby and Hesselbjerg is an area of bogs, lakes and coast known as Tryggelev Nor.

Also protected is 10.5 acres of forest, known as Næs Skov, directly adjacent to Tryggelev Nor.

[15][16] Cliffs and beaches around Ristinge are home to a number of rare beetles and butterflies.

Found here are a vulnerable oil beetle, and it is also the only place in Scandinavia to have a registered sighting of the tawny mining bee.

Being left untouched, the forest is also home to breeding birds that enjoy the rotting wood from dead trees.

[19][20][21][22][23] Lindelse Nor is a narrow bay located approximately 5 km south of Rudkøbing.

The remaining islands are part of the South Funen Archipelago Nature Reserve (Danish: Sydfynske Øhav Vildtreservat).

Birds known to breed in Lindelse Nor and on the islands include red-breasted merganser, northern lapwing, Eurasian oystercatcher and Mute swan.

[28] Breeding birds on Strynø include starling, Eurasian skylark, European goldfinch, eider and blackbird.

This was done to protect the European fire-bellied toad, which used to be common in the South Funen Archipelago, but is today rare.

[30] Langeland's municipal council consists of 15 members, elected every four years.

[33] Large companies in the municipality include Ø Pølser, whose sausages are named after the island of Langeland.

[37][38] Langeland and the municipality is connected to mainland Funen through a series of bridges.

The trip, called the Langeland Line (Danish: Langelandslinjen) takes 45 minutes.

[44] The Langeland Fort (Danish: Langelandsfortet) is a Cold War bunker.

It was built by the Royal Danish Navy in 1952–54 and consisted of 14 different underground bunkers.

It was built on the east coast on southern Langeland, and equipped with cannons and batteries to defend the Great Belt, as well as protect the minefields that the Royal Danish Navy would place.

The bunker also included anti-air weapons, meant to protect the local radar stations of the Navy and Air Force.

The museum also has exhibits on the Frogman Corps and Cold War espionage.

[56][57] See List of churches in Langeland Municipality The Archipelago Day (Danish: Øhavets Dag) takes place in Ristinge on the last Sunday in August.

It takes place on the harbour, and includes several activities related to agricultural shows.