Area 866.2 km² | Capital Aabybro | |
Points of interest Fårup Summer Park, Slettestrand, Blokhus Strand, Rødhus, Blokhus Gateway | ||
Jammerbugt is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Denmark Region in Denmark. It covers an area of 863 km² and a total population of 38,957 (2008).
Map of Jammerbugt Municipality, Denmark
On January 1, 2007 Jammerbugt municipality was created as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), consisting of the former municipalities of Brovst, Fjerritslev, Pandrup, and Aabybro.
The name of the region, the Jammerbugt, or Bay of Woe, was originally given due to the numerous shipwrecks laid there.
References
Jammerbugt Municipality Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA