Düsseldorf Government Region
government region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Düsseldorf is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, in the northwest of the country. It covers the western part of the Ruhr Area. It is the most populated of all German administrative areas of the kind.
Düsseldorf | |
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 Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Düsseldorf | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Region seat | Düsseldorf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,289.81 km2 (2,042.41 sq mi) |
| Population (31 Dec. 2006) | |
| • Total | 5,217,129 |
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Website | bezreg-duesseldorf.nrw.de |
It was formed in 1815 when Prussia first made districts.
| Kreise (districts) |
Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns) |
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Other websites
change- Official website Archived 2009-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
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