Düsseldorf Government Region
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.
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 | 986.2602/km2 (2,554.4022/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
- Official website Archived 2009-06-06 at the Wayback Machine