Municipalities of Germany
| Municipalities of Germany Deutsche Gemeinden (German) | |
|---|---|
| Category | Municipality |
| Location | Germany |
| Found in | District (Kreis) Regierungsbezirk |
| Populations | 11 (Gröde) - 3,600,000 (Berlin) |
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Municipalities[1] (German: Gemeinden, singular Gemeinde) are the lowest level of official territorial division in Germany.
As of January 2021, there are 10,790 municipalities in Germany, of which 2,054 are cities.
Municipalities per federal state
[change | change source]Status as of December 2018.
| Federal state | Municipalities[2] | Municipalities with town status[2] | Municipalities that are urban districts[2] | Average no. of inhabitants[2][3] | Average area (km2)[2] | Lists (Cities, Towns, Municipalities) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | 1,101 | 313 | 9 | 10,012 | 32.5 | C, T, M |
| Bavaria | 2,056 | 317 | 25 | 6,321 | 34.3 | C, T, M |
| Berlin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3,613,000 | 891.0 | Berlin |
| Brandenburg | 417 | 113 | 4 | 6,005 | 71.1 | C, T, M |
| Bremen | 2 | 2 | 2 | 340,500 | 209.5 | Bremen, Bremerhaven |
| Hamburg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,831,000 | 755.2 | Hamburg |
| Hesse | 423 | 191 | 5 | 14,759 | 49.9 | C, T, M |
| Lower Saxony | 945 | 159 | 8 | 8,426 | 50.5 | C, T, M |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 750 | 84 | 2 | 2,148 | 31.1 | C, T, M |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 396 | 271 | 22 | 45,232 | 86.1 | C, T, M |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 2,304 | 129 | 12 | 1,768 | 8.6 | C, T, M |
| Saarland | 52 | 17 | 0 | 19,115 | 49.4 | C, T, M |
| Saxony | 421 | 169 | 3 | 9,694 | 43.8 | C, T, M |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 218 | 104 | 3 | 10,197 | 93.8 | C, T, M |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 1,106 | 63 | 4 | 2,613 | 14.3 | C, T, M |
| Thuringia | 821 | 124 | 6 | 2,620 | 19.7 | C, T, M |
| Germany | 11,014 | 2,058 | 107 | 7,517 | 32.5 | C, T, M |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Country Compendium. A companion to the English Style Guide, European Commission, May 2021, pages 58–59.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Statistisches Jahrbuch 2019" (PDF). Statistisches Bundesamt. p. 29. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ Populations as of December 31, 2017