Stuttgart (region)

This article is about the government region (Regierungsbezirk) of Stuttgart. For the Regionalverband of Stuttgart (regional association, a part of the Regierungsbezirk), see Stuttgart Region.

Stuttgart is one of the four administrative districts (Regierungsbezirke) of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the north-east of the state of Baden-Württemberg, in the southwestern part of Germany. It is sub-divided into the three regions: Heilbronn-Franken, Ostwürttemberg and Stuttgart.

Kreise (districts)	Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns)
Böblingen Esslingen Göppingen Heidenheim Heilbronn Hohenlohe Ludwigsburg Main-Tauber Ostalbkreis Rems-Murr Schwäbisch Hall	Heilbronn Stuttgart

Stuttgart Regierungsbezirk Stuttgart
Regierungsbezirk
Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting Stuttgart
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Region seat	Stuttgart
Government
• District President	Susanne Bay (Greens)
Area
• Total	10,155.76 km2 (3,921.16 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)[1]
• Total	4,164,699
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	€239.471 billion (2022)
Website	https://rp.baden-wuerttemberg.de/rps/Seiten/default.aspx

The districts of Böblingen, Esslingen, Ludwigsburg, Rems-Murr and Göppingen form with the city of Stuttgart the Verband Region Stuttgart with a directly elected regional assembly (Regionalversammlung).

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 213.4 billion € in 2018, accounting for 6.4% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 47,400 € or 157% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 123% of the EU average. This makes it one of the wealthiest regions in Germany and Europe.^[3]