'''Egebjerg municipality''' is a municipality ([[Danish language|Danish]], ''[[Commune (subnational entity)|kommune]]'') in [[Funen County]] on the south coast of the island of [[Funen]] in south-central [[Denmark]]. The municipality covers an area of 124 [[square kilometre|km²]], and has a total population of 8,792 (2005).  The mayor of the municipality is Mogens Johansen.

Its main city and the site of its municipal council is [[Vester Skerninge]].

Neighboring municipalities are [[Svendborg municipality|Svendborg]] and [[Gudme municipality|Gudme]] to the east, [[Ryslinge municipality|Ryslinge]] and [[Ringe municipality|Ringe]] to the north, and [[Faaborg municipality|Faaborg]] to the west.

By [[January 1]], [[2007]] Egebjerg municipality will cease to exist as the result of [[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipality Reform 2007|''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007)]].  It will be merged with existing [[Svendborg municipality|Svendborg]] and [[Gudme municipality|Gudme]] municipalities to form the new Svendborg municipality.  This will create a municipality with an area of 418 [[square kilometre|km²]] and a total population of 58,354 (2005).  The new municipality will belong to the new [[Region Syddanmark]] ("South Denmark Region").
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== External links ==
*[http://www.egebjerg.dk/ Municipality's official website (Danish only)]
*[http://www.reformsydfyn.dk/ The new Svendborg municipality's official website (Danish only)]
*[http://www.egebjergnet.dk/ EgebjergNET Listing of businesses based in Egebjerg (Danish only)]

== References == 
* Municipal statistics: [http://www2.netborger.dk/Kommunefakta/ NetBorger Kommunefakta], delivered from [http://www.kmd.dk/ KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)]
* Municipal mergers and neighbors: [http://kommune.eniro.dk/region/media/nyekommuner.shtml Eniro new municipalities map]


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