Cologne Government Region (German: Regierungsbezirk Köln, Kölsch: Rejierungsbezirk Kölle) is one of the five governmental districts of the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is in the southwest of that state. It covers the hills of the Eifel as well as the Bergisches Land.
Cologne Government Region
Regierungsbezirk Köln Rejierungsbezirk Kölle | |
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 Map of North Rhine-Westphalia highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Cologne Government Region | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Region seat | Cologne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,364.71 km2 (2,843.53 sq mi) |
| Population (31 Dec. 2006) | |
| • Total | 4,384,669 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Website | bezreg-koeln.nrw.de |
It was made in 1815, when Prussia reorganised its districts.
| Kreise (districts) |
Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns) |
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