North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia is one of 16 primary administrative regions in Germany with a population of approximately 18,077,762 people.

Facts and figures on North Rhine-Westphalia at a glance

Region name: North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 18,077,762 people
Country: Germany
Continent: Europe

The regional headquarters of North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen) is located in the regional capital Duesseldorf (Düsseldorf) with a population of 620,523 people.

The distance as the crow flies from North Rhine-Westphalia's regional capital Duesseldorf to Germany's capital Berlin (Berlin) is approximately 479 km (298 mi).

Facts and figures about North Rhine-Westphalia
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
North Rhine-Westphalia Nordrhein-Westfalen18,077,762 peopleDuesseldorf Düsseldorf620,523 people

Compare with other regions in Germany.

Map of North Rhine-Westphalia

Map of North Rhine-Westphalia

Information on North Rhine-Westphalia

Information on North Rhine-Westphalia
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
North Rhine-Westphalia Nordrhein-WestfalenDuesseldorf Düsseldorf5GermanyEurope

Time in North Rhine-Westphalia

Time in North Rhine-Westphalia
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Sun, 3 Dec 2023 - 6:10pm (18:10h)NoSun, 3 Dec 2023 - 6:10pm (18:10h)UTC +1.0Europe/Berlin

Geographic coordinates of North Rhine-Westphalia

Latitude & Longitude of North Rhine-Westphalia
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map51°13'08.2"N (51.2189500°)6°45'48.2"E (6.7633900°)

Subregions in North Rhine-Westphalia

There are 5 administrative subregions in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Subregions in North Rhine-Westphalia
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Duesseldorf District Düsseldorf District1.5,197,679Duesseldorf Düsseldorf620,523
Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg2.3,565,239Arnsberg Arnsberg76,612
Regierungsbezirk Detmold Regierungsbezirk Detmold3.2,057,480Detmold Detmold73,680
Regierungsbezirk Koeln Regierungsbezirk Köln4.4,472,956Koeln Köln963,395
Regierungsbezirk Muenster Regierungsbezirk Münster5.2,631,237Muenster Münster270,184

External sources of information on North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia on Wikipedia