Dresden Government Region

This article is about the Government Region in north east Saxony. For the city, see Dresden.

Dresden
Map of Saxony highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Dresden
Coordinates: 51.0500°N 13.7333°E / 51.0500; 13.7333
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
Region seat	Dresden
Area
• Total	7,930.45 km2 (3,061.96 sq mi)
Population (31 Dec. 2006)
• Total	1,657,114
• Density	208.95586/km2 (541.1932/sq mi)
Website	www.rp-dresden.de

Dresden is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is found in the south-eastern part of the state.

Saxony is divided into urban (meaning in the city) and rural (meaning in the country) districts like all German states. The districts are grouped into government areas (regierungsbezirke) as well.

Kreise (districts)	Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns)
Bautzen Rural District Meißen Rural District Görlitz Rural District Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Rural District	Dresden

Other websites

• Official website