Düsseldorf (region)

Coordinates: 51°25′N 6°40′E / 51.42°N 6.67°E / 51.42; 6.67
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Düsseldorf
Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf
Regierungsbezirk
Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting Düsseldorf
Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting Düsseldorf
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Region seatDüsseldorf
Government
 • District PresidentThomas Schürmann (Greens)
Area
 • Total5,289.81 km2 (2,042.41 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total5,261,157
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
GDP
[2]
 • Total€246.561 billion (2022)
Websitebezreg-duesseldorf.nrw.de

Düsseldorf is one of the five

High German
.

It was created as a subdivision of the

Prussian Rhineland when Prussia reformed its internal administration in 1815. In 1822 the Regierungsbezirk Kleve
was incorporated into Regierungbezirk Düsseldorf.

Its highest point is the Brodtberg (378 m).

Kreise
(districts) 		Kreisfreie Städte
(district-free towns)
  1. Cleves
    (Kleve)
  2. Mettmann
  3. Neuss
  4. Viersen
  5. Wesel
  1. Duisburg
  2. Düsseldorf
  3. Essen
  4. Krefeld
  5. Mönchengladbach
  6. Mülheim
  7. Oberhausen
  8. Remscheid
  9. Solingen
  10. Wuppertal

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 215.7 billion € in 2018, accounting for 6.4% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 38,100 € or 126% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 108% of the EU average.[3]

References

  1. Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW
    . Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  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.

External links

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