Rhineland metropolitan region
| Rhineland metropolitan region | |
|---|---|
| Country : | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Regional association : | Rhineland |
| Administrative districts : | Düsseldorf , Cologne |
| Area : | 12,278 km² |
| Residents : | 8,633,158 (December 31, 2015) |
| Population density : | 703 inhabitants / km² |
| Structure: | 11 independent cities , 12 districts , 1 city region |
| Founding: | 20th February 2017 |
The metropolitan region of Rhineland comprises 22 regional authorities and the city region of Aachen in the administrative districts of Düsseldorf and Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia . The association of the same name defined this area. The goals of the association are "to make the Rhineland as a metropolitan region of European importance in national, European and global competition even more successful, to make the Rhineland even more attractive as a residential and business location and to strengthen its perception as a region internally and externally."
Association of the Rhineland Metropolitan Region
The association Metropolregion Rheinland e. V. was founded on February 20, 2017. The founding members were the highest representatives of the following corporations under public law :
- Aachen , Bonn , Düsseldorf , Duisburg , Cologne , Krefeld , Leverkusen , Mönchengladbach , Remscheid , Solingen , Wuppertal ,
- District Düren , District Euskirchen , District Heinsberg , District Kleve , District Mettmann , District Viersen , District Wesel , Oberbergischer District , Rheinisch-Bergischer District , Rhein-Erft-District , Rhine-District Neuss , Rhein-Sieg-District ,
- City region Aachen ,
- Regional Association of Rhineland ,
- Chamber Aachen , Chamber of Crafts Dusseldorf , Chamber of Cologne ,
- IHK Aachen , IHK Bonn / Rhein-Sieg , IHK Düsseldorf , IHK Duisburg-Wesel-Kleve , IHK Cologne , IHK Mittlerer Niederrhein , IHK Wuppertal-Solingen-Remscheid .
The chairman is Thomas Geisel , Lord Mayor of Düsseldorf.
The association is based in Cologne.
area
The Rhineland metropolitan region covers an area of 12,278 square kilometers. The associated municipalities have around 8.63 million inhabitants.
| Local authority | Population Dec. 31, 2015 |
Area in km² |
|---|---|---|
| Aachen 1 (AC) | 245,885 | 160.85 |
| Bonn (BN) | 318,809 | 141.06 |
| Duisburg (DU) | 491.231 | 232.81 |
| Dusseldorf (D) | 612.178 | 217.41 |
| Cologne (K) | 1,060,582 | 405.02 |
| Krefeld (KR) | 225,144 | 137.78 |
| Leverkusen (LEV) | 163,487 | 78.87 |
| Moenchengladbach (MG) | 259.996 | 170.47 |
| Remscheid (RS) | 109,499 | 74.52 |
| Solingen (SG) | 158,726 | 89.54 |
| Wuppertal (W) | 350.046 | 168.39 |
| District of Düren (DN) | 262,828 | 941.37 |
| District of Euskirchen (EU) | 191.165 | 1,248.73 |
| District of Heinsberg (HS) | 252,527 | 627.99 |
| District of Kleve (KLE) | 310,337 | 1,232.99 |
| District of Mettmann (ME) | 483.279 | 407.22 |
| District of Viersen (VIE) | 297,661 | 563.28 |
| District Wesel (WES) | 462.664 | 1,042.80 |
| Oberbergischer Kreis (GM) | 273,452 | 918.84 |
| Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis (GL) | 282,729 | 437.32 |
| Rhein-Erft district (BM) | 466.657 | 704.62 |
| Rhine district Neuss (NE) | 450.026 | 576.52 |
| Rhein-Sieg district (SU) | 596.213 | 1,153.21 |
| City region Aachen 1 (AC) | 553.922 | 706.95 |
| total | 8,633,158 | 12,277.71 |
Web links
- Homepage of the Rhineland Metropolitan Region e. V.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official population figures ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ District governments of Düsseldorf and Cologne: Press invitation for the establishment of the Rhineland Metropolitan Region from February 16, 2017, p. 1. Accessed on February 19, 2017
