Municipalities of Germany

lowest official level of territorial division in Germany
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Municipalities[1] (German: Gemeinden, singular Gemeinde) are the lowest level of official territorial division in Germany.

Municipalities of Germany
Deutsche Gemeinden (German)
CategoryMunicipality
LocationGermany
Found inDistrict (Kreis)
Regierungsbezirk
Populations11 (Gröde) - 3,600,000 (Berlin)
The vertical (federal) separation of powers across the federal government (white), the states (yellow), and the municipalities (brown).Federal LevelFederal StatesCity States(Governmental Districts)(Rural) Districts(Collective Municipalities)Municipalities(Municipalities)Urban Districts
Administrative divisions of Germany. (Clickable image).

As of January 2021, there are 10,790 municipalities in Germany, of which 2,054 are cities.

Municipalities per federal state

Status as of December 2018.

Federal stateMunicipalities[2]Municipalities with town status[2]Municipalities that are urban districts[2]Average no. of inhabitants[2][3]Average area (km2)[2]Lists (Cities, Towns,
Municipalities)
Baden-Württemberg1,101313910,01232.5C, T, M
Bavaria2,056317256,32134.3C, T, M
Berlin1113,613,000891.0Berlin
Brandenburg41711346,00571.1C, T, M
Bremen222340,500209.5Bremen, Bremerhaven
Hamburg1111,831,000755.2Hamburg
Hesse423191514,75949.9C, T, M
Lower Saxony94515988,42650.5C, T, M
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern7508422,14831.1C, T, M
North Rhine-Westphalia3962712245,23286.1C, T, M
Rhineland-Palatinate2,304129121,7688.6C, T, M
Saarland5217019,11549.4C, T, M
Saxony42116939,69443.8C, T, M
Saxony-Anhalt218104310,19793.8C, T, M
Schleswig-Holstein1,1066342,61314.3C, T, M
Thuringia82112462,62019.7C, T, M
Germany11,0142,0581077,51732.5C, T, M

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