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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Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting Cologne
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Region seatCologne
Government
  District PresidentThomas Wilk (SPD)
Area
  Total
7,364.71 km2 (2,843.53 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
  Total
4,543,189
  Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
GDP
  Total€215.932 billion (2022)
Websitebezreg-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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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]

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