Ishøj Municipality

municipality of Denmark

Key facts

Country: Denmark
Region: Hovedstaden
Established: 1 April 1970
Seat: Ishøj
Mayor: Ole Bjørstorp ( S )
Total: 25.94 km (10.02 sq mi)
Density: 951.6/km (2,465/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+2 ( CEST )
Website: ishoj .dk

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Ishøj train station Ishøj Municipality (Danish: Ishøj Kommune) is a municipality (Danish: kommune) in the Capital Region on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers 26 km, with a total population of 24,685 (1 January 2026). Its mayor is Merete Amdisen, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.

As of 2023, it has the highest share of people with a foreign-background in Denmark, with 44.2% having a foreign-background. 55.8% has a Danish-background, 16.3% Turkish, 5.6% Pakistani and 22.3% have another background (Polish, Nepali, Iraqi, Romanian, Indian, Moroccan and Bulgarian, among others).