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
State of Germany
Flag Coat of arms
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:

• Arnsberg
• Cologne
• Detmold
• Düsseldorf
• Münster

History

• 1807-1813 — Westphalia is a kingdom.
• 1817 — Westphalia became a province of Prussia.
• 1824 — Jülich, Kleve, Berg and Niederrhein united to Rhine Province.
• 1919 — Belgium took Eupen and Malmedy.
• 1946 — Rhine Province, Westphalia and Lippe-Detmold united to North Rhine-Westphalia.

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