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Cologne (region)
Regierungsbezirk in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cologne is one of the five governmental districts of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located in the south-west of that state and covers the hills of the Eifel as well as the Bergisches Land.
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Cologne
Regierungsbezirk Köln | |
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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 | 4,543,189 |
• Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | €215.932 billion (2022) |
Website | bezreg-koeln.nrw.de |
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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 Regierungsbezirk Aachen was incorporated.
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