Kolding is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in Region Syddanmark (Region of Southern Denmark). It is the site of the council Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companies, principally geared towards shipbuilding. The manufacturing of machinery and textiles and livestock export are other economically significant activities.
With a population of c. 86,000, the Kolding municipality is the seventh largest in Denmark. The city itself has 55,596 inhabitants (2008).
The municipality is also a part of the East Jutland metropolitan area with 1,2 mio inhabitants. .
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