Holbæk Municipality () is a kommune in northwestern Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Orø, and covers an area of 583 km2, and has a total population of 75,009 (2026). Its mayor is Christina Krzyrosiak Hansen, a member of the Social Democrats and the youngest mayor ever in Denmark. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the city of Holbæk. On 1 January 2007 Holbæk municipality was, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), merged with existing Jernløse, Svinninge, Tornved, and Tølløse municipalities to form a new Holbæk municipality.
Politics Holbæk's municipal council consists of 31 members, elected every four years. The municipal council has seven political committees."Udvalg" Retrieved 15 September 2019
Municipal council Below are the municipal councils elected since the Municipal Reform of 2007.
Election Party Totalseats Turnout Electedmayor200595122123169.2%Jørn Sørensen (B)20091112431066.7%Søren Kjærsgård (V)20131021412271.4%201793112346273.7%Christina K. Hansen (A)Data from Kmdvalg.dk 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2017
Urban areas The ten largest urban areas in the municipality are: # Locality Population 1 Holbæk 27,055 2 Jyderup 3,937 3 Tølløse 3,797 4 Svinninge 2,741 5 Vipperød 2,252 6 Regstrup 2.052 7 Mørkøv 1,806 8 Gislinge 1,442 9 Store Merløse 1,197 10 Undløse 1,149
The town of Holbæk
The number of inhabitants on 1 January: 1980 - 29,578 1985 - 30,154 1990 - 31,151 1995 - 32,485 1999 - 33,555 2000 - 33,864 2003 - 34,500
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Official website Municipal statistics: NetBorger Kommunefakta, delivered from KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data) Municipal mergers and neighbors: Eniro new municipalities map