Aarhus (Dens pronunciation:[ˈɒːhuːˀs](listen)) is the secont-maistmuckle city inDenmark. The principalport oDenmark, Aarhus is on the east side o the peninsula oJutland in the geographical centre o Denmark. Aarhus is the seat o the cooncil oAarhus municipality wi 310,956[3] indwallers an 242,914 (1 Januar 2010)[2] in the inner urban area, an aboot 800,000 indwallers athin hauf a oor transport (Greater Aarhus). The city claims the unofficial title "Caipital o Jutland".[4]
Aarhus is the main an mucklest city in theEast Jutland metropolitan area (Dens:Byregion Østjylland) that is a co-operation in the eastrenJutland wi 17 municipalities.[5] Wi mair nor 1.2 million fowk bidin in the airt it represents aboot 23% o the population o Denmark an is the secont maistmuckle metropolitan area efter theCopenhagen metropolitan area.[6]