North Rhine-Westphalia,

North Rhine-Westphalia: State of Germany

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Population : 17,932,651
Country : Germany
Head of government : Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
Area : 34112.52 km2
Official name : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Has part : Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region
Latitude & Longitude : 0.0000,0.0000
Legislative body : Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
Named for : North Rhine, Province of Westphalia
Altitude : 148 feet / 45 meters
Capital : Düsseldorf
Establishment : August 08, 1946 (78 years ago)
Time Zone : UTC+02:00, UTC+01:00

  • Armin Laschet , 2017-06-27T00:00:00Z
  • Rudolf Amelunxen , 1946-07-24T00:00:00Z 22 April, 1947
  • Hannelore Kraft , 2010-07-14T00:00:00Z 27 June, 2017
  • Karl Arnold , 1947-06-17T00:00:00Z 20 February, 1956
  • Fritz Steinhoff , 1956-02-20T00:00:00Z 21 July, 1958
  • Heinz Kühn , 1966-12-08T00:00:00Z 20 September, 1978
  • Johannes Rau , 1978-09-20T00:00:00Z 27 May, 1998
  • Wolfgang Clement , 1998-05-27T00:00:00Z 21 October, 2002
  • Franz Meyers , 1958-07-21T00:00:00Z 8 December, 1966
  • Jürgen Rüttgers , 2005-06-22T00:00:00Z 14 July, 2010
  • Peer Steinbrück , 2002-11-06T00:00:00Z 22 June, 2005

  • Münster Government Region
  • Düsseldorf Government Region
  • Detmold Government Region
  • Arnsberg Government Region
  • Cologne Government Region

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2018 17,932,651 -