Silkeborg municipality is a municipality (
Danish,
kommune) in
Region Midtjylland on the
Jutland peninsula in central
Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 857.16 km², and has a population of 89,707 (1 April 2014). Its mayor is Steen Vindum, of the party
Venstre. The main town and the site of its municipal council is the town of
Silkeborg.