Ratingen

Ratingen (Low Franconian: Rotinge) is a town in the German state North Rhine-Westphalia. It is near Düsseldorf. It has about 90,000 inhabitants.

Ratingen
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ratingen within Mettmann district
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Coordinates: 51°18′0″N 6°51′0″E
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Düsseldorf
District	Mettmann
Subdivisions	6 Gemeindebezirke mit 10 Stadtteilen
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Konrad Pesch (Gemeinschaftskandidat von CDU, FDP, die Grünen, SPD[1])
Area
• Total	88.72 km2 (34.25 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	88,708
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	40878–40885 (1962-1995: 4030)
Dialling codes	02102
Vehicle registration	ME, seit 1975 (1956-1974: D)
Website	www.ratingen.de