is one of the 15 administrative, statistical, and tax city districts comprising the municipality of Copenhagen, Denmark.
On the southwest border of the municipality, it covers an area of 9.23 km², has a population of 46,161, and a population density of 5,002 per km². Toftegårds Plads is the main square in Valby, featuring a Christmas tree during the Christmas season.
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A: Indre By ("Copenhagen Center")
B: Christianshavn
C: Indre Østerbro ("Inner Østerbro")
D: Ydre Østerbro ("Outer Østerbro")
E: Indre Nørrebro ("Inner Nørrebro")
F: Ydre Nørrebro ("Outer Nørrebro")
G: Bispebjerg
H: Vanløse
I: Brønshøj-Husum
J: Vesterbro
K: Kongens Enghave
L: Valby
M: Vestamager
N: Sundbyvester
O: Sundbyøster
Neighboring city districts are as follows:
- to the east are Kongens Enghave and Vesterbro
- to the north is Frederiksberg municipality, which is not a part of Copenhagen municipality but rather an enclave surrounded by the municipality
- to the west is Hvidovre municipality, which is outside the Copenhagen municipality area
- to the south is a body of water called 'Kalvebod' which separates it from the island 'Amager' where Copenhagen's international airport, 'Kastrup', is located.
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Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. |
|---|---|
| 1840 | 975 |
| 1860 | 1,575 |
| 1880 | 2,898 |
| 1890 | 3,385 |
| 1901 | 7,042 |
| 1911 | 13,233 |
| 1921 | 23,257 |
| 1930 | 33,941 |
| 1940 | 51,564 |
| 1950 | 62,689 |
| 1960 | 63,554 |
| 1970 | 56,522 |
| 1980 | 46,852 |
| 1990 | 44,002 |
| 2000 | 46,221 |
| 2008 | 45,468 |
| Source: Koncernservice, Center for Rådgivning og Udvikling, Statistik og Ledelsesinformation | |
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The headquarters of Carlsberg, international beer and beverages marketer, Lundbeck, a pharmaceutical company specialising in central nervous system compounds, and film-production company Nordisk Film are in Valby.
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