Aachen/Hasselt r=3 area

SUMMARY
The Aachen/Hasselt r=3 area has a population of 1 877 531. The central Aachen area has a population of 571 208 and the Hasselt area has a population of 210 712. There are 3 additional cities in the area, Maastricht, Sittard-Geleen, and Stolberg/Eschweiler, with populations larger than 100 000.

Aachen (r=2.925 Rhein-Ruhr, 10 820 ha): total 447 km2, 571 208 (DE 296 357, NL 274 851)

DE: Aachen, Würselen (195 km2, 296 357)

NL: Brunssum (17, 29 463), Heerlen (46, 89 267), Kerkrade (22, 47 681), Landgraaf (25, 38 452), Nuth (33, 15 681), Schinnen (24, 13 504), Simpelveld (16, 10 995), Vaals (37, 17 097), Voerendaal (32, 12 711)

Alsdorf/Baesweiler (r=1.474 Aachen, 1 130 ha): Alsdorf, Baesweiler (59, 73 420)

Übach-Palenberg (r=1.543 Aachen, 430 ha): 26 km2, 24 779

Stolberg/Eschweiler (r=1.966 Aachen, 1 840 ha): Eschweiler, Stolberg (175, 112 979)

Geilenkirchen (r=2.177 Aachen, 390 ha): 83 km2, 28 253 (22 000 est)

Sittard-Geleen (r=2.344 Aachen, 3 540 ha): Beek, Sittard-Geleen, Stein (123, 137 459)

Maasmechelen (r=1.994 Geleen/Sittard, 1 000 ha): 76 km2, 35 430

Maastricht (r=2.241 Geleen/Sittard weakly bound, 3 490 ha): 137 km2, 161 664

NL: Maastricht, Meerssen (88 km2, 138 164)

BE: Lanaken (59 km2, 23 500)

Bilzen/Hoeselt (r=2.122 Maastricht, 530 ha): 106 km2, 40 667 (25 000 est)
Bilzen (76 km2, 31 072), Hoeselt (30 km2, 9 595)

Hasselt (r=2.455 Aachen, 5 020 ha), 52% branch: total 378 km2, 210 712

Alken (28, 11 282), Beringen (78, 42 955), Hasselt (102, 73 449), Heusden-Zolder (53, 31 961), Houthalen-Helchteren (78, 30 326), Zonhoven (39, 20 739)

Genk (r=1.853 Hasselt, 2 500 ha):Diepenbeek, Genk (129 km2, 83 144)

Roermond (r=2.726 Aachen, 1 100 ha): 71 km2, 55 210

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Total (r=3): 2 849 km2, 1 877 531

DE: 692 km2, 617 366

Städteregion Aachen (707 km2, 565 714) minus Monschau, Roetgen, Simmerath (245 km2, 36 250)

K. Düren: Aldenhoven, Inden, Langerwehe (121 km2, 34 870)

K. Heinsberg: Geilenkirchen, Übach-Palenberg (109 km2, 53 032)

NL: 1 148 km2, 777 676

Midden-Limburg (694 km2, 234 870) minus Nederweert, Weert (207 km2, 65 060)

Zuid-Limburg (661 km2, 607 866)

BE: 1 009 km2, 482 489

arr. Hasselt (906 km2, 410 928) minus

Gingelom (56, 8 201), Halen (36, 9 195), Herk-de-Stad (43, 12 269), Nieuwerkerken (22, 6 720), Sint-Truiden (107, 39 901), Tessenderlo (51, 17 828)

arr. Maaseik: Houthalen-Helchteren (78, 30 326)

arr. Tongeren: Alken (28, 11 282), Bilzen (76, 31 072), Hoeselt (30, 9 595), Lanaken (59, 25 656), Maasmechelen (76, 37 136)

arr. Verviers: Kelmis, Plombières (71, 20 608)