Cologne (region)

Cologne Regierungsbezirk Köln
Regierungsbezirk
Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting Cologne
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Region seat	Cologne
Government
•  District President	Thomas Wilk (SPD)
Area
• Total	7,364.71 km2 (2,843.53 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023) [1]
• Total	4,478,118
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	€215.932 billion (2022)
Website	bezreg-koeln.nrw.de

Cologne is one of the five administrative districts ( Regierungsbezirk ) of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the south-west of the state and covers the hills of the Eifel as well as the Bergisches Land.

It was created on 30 April 1815, as district of the province of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, when Prussia reorganised its internal administration. In 1972 the Aachen district was incorporated.

Kreise (districts)	Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns)
Aachen Düren Euskirchen Heinsberg Oberbergischer Kreis Rhein-Erft-Kreis Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	Aachen Bonn Cologne Leverkusen

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 190.8 billion € in 2018, accounting for 5.7% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 39,300 € or 130% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 110% of the EU average. ^[3]

External links

• Official website

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW . Retrieved 2025-04-27.
2. "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat" . Retrieved 18 September 2023.
3. "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.

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