Rhein-Ruhr r=3 area

SUMMARY

The Rhein-Ruhr r=3 area (Cologne et al.) has a population of 13 205 405. The central Rhein-Ruhr area has a population of 9 601 017. There are 5 additional cities in the area with populations larger than 100 000.

Sources: GeoHive. Information und Technik Nordrhein-Westfalen. Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2010 admin population (DE, NL). (Note: DE 2011 census pending)

Rhein-Ruhr (160 690 ha). r=3 area 219 600 ha. Total 6 386 km2, 9 601 017

RBZ Düsseldorf:

Düsseldorf (217 km2, 588 735), Duisburg (233 km2, 489 559), Essen (210 km2, 574 635), Krefeld (138 km2, 235 076), Mülheim an der Ruhr (91 km2,167 344), Oberhausen (77 km2, 212 945), Remscheid (75 km2, 110 563), Solingen (89 km2, 159 927), Wuppertal

(168 km2, 349 721)

K Mettmann (407 km2, 495 155)

Rhein-Kreis Neuss:

Dormagen (85, 62 961), Kaarst (37, 42 001), Meerbusch (64, 54 318), Neuss (99, 151 388)

K Wesel:

Dinslaken (48, 69 472), Hünxe(107, 13 591), Moers (68, 105 506), Rheinberg(75, 31 587), Voerde (53, 37 406)

RBZ Köln:

Bonn (141 km2, 324 899), Köln (405 km2, 1 007 119), Leverkusen (79 km2, 160 772)

Rhein-Erft-Kreis (705 km2, 464 130) minus:

Bedburg (80, 24 647), Elsdorf (66, 21 193), Erftstadt (120, 50 553)

Rheinisch-Bergischer-Kreis

Bergisch Gladbach (83, 105 723), Leichlingen (37, 27 481), Odenthal (40, 15 766)

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Alfter (35, 22 820), Bornheim (83, 48 531), Hennef (106, 46 114), Lohmar (66, 31 129), Mechenheim (35, 24 241), Niederkassel (36, 37 552), Rheinbach (70, 27 392), Sankt-Augustin (62, 55 442), Siegburg (34, 39 746), Troisdorf (62, 75 369), Wachtberg (50, 20 202)

RBZ Münster:

Bottrop (101, 279 083), Gelsenkirchen (105, 369 633)

K. Recklinghausen (760 km2, 628 817) minus Haltern am See (158, 37 763)

RBZ Arnsberg:

Bochum (145, 373 748), Dortmund (280, 580 335), Hagen (160, 188 033), Herne (51, 164 355)

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis (408 km2, 330 620) minus Breckerfeld (59, 9 254)

Kreis Unna (543 km2, 410 669) minus

Bönen (38, 18 444), Frondenberg (56, 21 811), Selm (60, 26 929)

Willich (r=1.456 Rhein-Ruhr, 580 ha): 25 000 est
68 km2, 51 949: 170 ha town, part Mönchengladbach in municipality

Grevenbroich (r=1.566 Rhein-Ruhr, 700 ha): 45 000 est
103 km2, 63 891, 120 ha town in municipality

Mönchengladbach (r=1.607 Rhein-Ruhr, 6 130 ha): total 316 km2, 366 371

Mönchengladbach (170 km2, 257 993), Viersen (91 km2, 75 360), Korschenbroich (55, 33 018)

Lüdenscheid (r=1.696 Rhein-Ruhr, 1 250 ha): 87 km2, 75 419

Kamp-Lintfort (r=1.726 Rhein-Ruhr, 760 ha): 63 km2, 38 394

Bergheim--Niederaußem (r=1.770 Rhein-Ruhr, 970 ha): 25 000 est
municpality under Rhein-Ruhr 96 km2, 62 129, area looks wrong.

Kempen (r=1.806 Rhein-Ruhr, 720 ha): 69 km2, 35 890

Iserlohn (r=1.823 Rhein-Ruhr, 3 050 ha): Hemer, Iserlohn: 193 km2, 132 701

Rösrath (r=1.831 Rhein-Ruhr, 540 ha): 39 km2, 27 288

Menden (r=1.848 Rhein-Ruhr, 1 570 ha): Fröndenberg, Menden: 142 km2, 77 307

Bedburg (r=1.948 Rhein-Ruhr, 450 ha): 80 km2, 24 647 (20 000 est)

Gummersbach--Dieringhausen (r=1.974 Rhein-Ruhr, 760 ha): 95 km2, 51 309 (25 000 est)
municipality contains 350 ha town, part of Bergneustadt

Wesel (r=2.083 Rhein-Ruhr, 1 100 ha): 123 km2, 60 750 (50 000 est)

Werdohl/Neuenrade (r=2.136 Rhein-Ruhr, 580 ha): 87 km2, 30 852 (25 000 est)
Neuenrade (54 km2, 12 146), Werdohl (33 km2, 18 706)

Bergneustadt (r=2.147 Rhein-Ruhr, 830 ha): 38 km2, 19 584 (30 000 est)
extends into Gummersbach municipality

Haltern am See (r=2.184 Rhein-Ruhr, 440 ha): 158 km2, 37 763 (20 000 est)

Selm (r=2.236 Rhein-Ruhr, 430 ha): 60 km2, 27 001 (22 000 est)

Nettetal (r=2.253 Rhein/Ruhr, 560 ha): 84 km2, 41 736 (30 000 est)

Erftstadt (r=2.253 Rhein/Ruhr, 590 ha): 120 km2, 50 553 (35 000 est)

Erkelenz (r=2.324 Rhein/Ruhr, 460 ha): 117 km2, 44 457 (30 000 est)

Geldern (r=2.340 Rhein/Ruhr, 520 ha): 97 km2, 33 575 (25 000 est)

Plettenberg (r=2.433 Rhein/Ruhr, 600 ha): 96 km2, 26 321 (20 000 est)

Venlo (r=2.434 Rhein-Ruhr, 2 000 ha): 129 km2, 100 300

Olpe/Wenden (r=2.530 Rhein/Ruhr, 850 ha): 159 km2, 45 313 (35 000 est)
Olpe (86 km2, 25 409), Wenden (73 km2, 19 905)

Hamm (r=2.573 Rhein-Ruhr, 3 720 ha): 226 km2, 181 842

Ahlen (r=2.063 Hamm, 1 200 ha): 123 km2, 53 414 (40 000 est)

Borken (r=2.583 Rhein-Ruhr, 850 ha): 153 km2, 41 245 (30 000 est)

Dülmen (r=2.609 Rhein-Ruhr, 630 ha): 185 km2, 46 762 (30 000 est)

Jülich (r=2.613 Rhein-Ruhr, 520 ha): 90 km2, 33 060 (25 000 est)

Hückelhoven (r=2.629 Rhein/Ruhr, 510 ha): 61 km2, 39 215

Bocholt (r=2.634 Rhein-Ruhr, 1 920 ha): Bocholt, Rhede (198 km2, 60 633)

Düren (r=2.660 Rhein-Ruhr, 1 880 ha): Düren, Kreuzau, Merzenich (165 km2, 120 306)

Heinsberg (r=2.674 Rhein-Ruhr, 780 ha): 92 km2, 40 760 (32 000 est)
100 ha town in municipality

Werl (r=2.824 Heinsberg, 560 ha): 76 km2, 31 655 (25 000 est)

Arnsberg (r=2.825 Rhein-Ruhr, 1 500 ha): 193 km2, 74 063

Bad Honnef (r=2.520 Bad Breisig and 2.842 Rhein-Ruhr, 500 ha): 48 km2, 25 213

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Total (r=3): 15 964 km2, 13 205 405 (13 020 629 DE, NL 184 776)

RBZ Düsseldorf (5 291 km2, 5 161 782) minus

K. Kleve: Bedburg-Hau (61, 13 212), Emmerich am Rhein (97, 29 571), Goch (115, 34 106), Kalkar (88, 13 829), Kleve (98, 49 477), Kranenburg (77, 9 961), Rees (110, 22 267), Weeze (79, 10 682)

RBZ Köln (7 365 km2, 4 392 747) minus

Städteregion Aachen (546 km2, 565 714)

K. Düren: (941 km2, 267 712) plus (Düren, Kreuzau, Merzenich 165 km2, 120 306), Jülich (90, 33 060), Linnich (65, 13 468), Niederzier (63, 14 003), Titz (69, 8 252)

K. Euskirchen (1 249 km2, 190 962) plus Weilerswist (57, 16 298)

K. Heinsberg (628 km2, 254 936) plus Erkelenz (117, 44 457), Heinsberg (92, 40 760), Hückelhoven (61, 39 215), Wassenberg (42, 17 297), Wegberg (84, 29 100)

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis: Meckenheim (35, 24 141), Rheinbach (70, 27 392)

RBZ Münster:

Bottrop (101, 279 083), Gelsenkirchen (105, 369 633)

K. Borken: Bocholt (119, 73 123), Borken (153, 41 098), Heiden (53, 8 080), Raesfeld (58, 10 985), Reken (79, 14 041), Rhede (79, 19 366), Velen (71, 12 938)

K. Coesfeld: Dülmen (185, 46 616), Lüdinghausen (140, 24 120), Nordkirchen (52, 10 255), Olfen (52, 12 194)

K. Recklinghausen (760 km2, 628 817)

K. Warendorf: Ahlen (123 km2, 53 414)

RBZ Arnsberg: (8 003 km2, 3 658 011) minus

Hochsauerlandkreis (1 959 km2, 267 601) plus Arnsberg (193, 74 227), Sundern (193, 28 730)

Olpe: Kirchhundem (148, 12 247), Lennestadt (135, 27 115)

K. Siegen-Wittgenstein (1 132 km2, 282 681)

K. Soest (1 328 km2, 304 167) plus Werl (76, 31 655), Wickede (25, 11 899)

Rheinland-Pfalz:

LK Ahrweiler: Remagen(33, 16 093), Sinzig(41, 17 416), VG Bad Breisig (42, 12 899)

LK Neuwied: VG Bad Hönningen (55, 11 750), VG Linz am Rhein (65, 18 348), VG Unkel (27, 12 866)

Netherlands:

Limburg: Beesel (29, 13 900), Peel en Maas (161, 43 060), Venlo (129, 100 300)

Gelderland: Aalten (97, 27 516)