Gladsaxe Kommune is a municipality (Danish, kommune) near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 25 km2 (10 sq mi), and has a total population of 66,693 (1 April 2014). Its mayor is Karin Søjberg Holst, a member of the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne) political party.The site of its municipal council is the town of Buddinge.