Copenhagen (Danish København), capital city of Denmark and of Copenhagen County, and a major seaport and commercial center. The greater part of Copenhagen is on the eastern coast of Sjælland Island. The smaller part, called Christianshavn, is on Amager Island. These two sections of the city are connected by bridges. Copenhagen is near Malmö, Sweden, from which it is separated by the Øresund (The Sound).
Copenhagen is a constituent administrative district of Denmark. It is governed by a body of elected municipal councilors and a group of appointed magistrates.
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