North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia (German: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Low Franconian: Noordrien-Wesfale, Low German: Noordrhien-Westfalen, Kölsch: Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale) is the federal state (Bundesland) with the highest population in Germany. It is in the western part of Germany and has 18,033,000 inhabitants. The capital is Düsseldorf, while the city with the most inhabitants is Cologne.
North Rhine-Westphalia
Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
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| Country | Germany |
| Capital | Düsseldorf |
| Government | |
| • Minister President | Hendrik Wüst (CDU) |
| • Governing parties | CDU / FDP |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34,084 km2 (13,160 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 18,033,000 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | nrw.de |
Districts
North Rhine-Westphalia is divided into five government regions:
History
Cities
- Aachen
- Bergisch Gladbach
- Bielefeld
- Bocholt
- Bochum
- Bonn
- Bottrop
- Castrop-Rauxel
- Cologne
- Dinslaken
- Dortmund
- Düren
- Düsseldorf
- Duisburg
- Essen
- Geldern
- Gelsenkirchen
- Gütersloh
- Hagen
- Hamm
- Hattingen
- Heinsberg
- Herne
- Iserlohn
- Köln
- Krefeld
- Leverkusen
- Lippstadt
- Lünen
- Marl
- Moers
- Mönchengladbach
- Mülheim an der Ruhr
- Münster
- Neuss
- Oberhausen
- Paderborn
- Ratingen
- Recklinghausen
- Remscheid
- Siegen
- Solingen
- Unna
- Velbert
- Wesel
- Wuppertal
- Witten
- Xanten
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