Øresund Region
Øresundsregionen is a transnational region in southern Scandinavia on the shores of Øresund. The eastern Swedish part and the western Danish part is connected by a bridge, an artificial island and a tunnel.
The population is as of january 2004 3,583,842 (Denmark: 2,431,145; Sweden: 1,152,697) on an area of 20,869 km² (Denmark: 9,834 km² Sweden: 11,035 km²); the density is 171.7/km² .
Øresundsregionen is divided into five statistical regions: 1. Hovedstadsregionen (DK), 2. Vestsjælland + Storstrøm + Bornholm (DK), 3. Skåne North East (SE), 4. Skåne North West (SE), 5. Skåne South (SE).
| Region | Population (2004) | Area | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hovedstadsregionen | 1,823,109 | 2,864 km² | 636.5/km² |
| The rest of Danish Øresund | 608,036 | 6,970 km² | 87.2/km² |
| Bornholm | 43,673 | 19 km² | 803.0/km² |
| Storstrøm County | 261,884 | 154 km² | 165.8/km² |
| Vestsjælland County | 302,479 | 56 km² | 327.0/km² |
| Skåne North East | 162,829 | 3,705 km² | 43.9/km² |
| Skåne North West | 305,982 | 2,730 km² | 112.1/km² |
| Skåne South | 683,886 | 219 km² | 83.4/km² |
| Stor-Malmö | 536,190 | 1,627 km² | 329.6/km² |
| Eastern Skåne South | 147,696 | 2,973 km² | 49.7/km² |
| Total | 3,583,842 | 20,869 km² | 171.7/km² |