The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate with a population of more than 10,000.[1] As of December 31, 2017, 45 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.
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The following table lists the 45 cities or communes in Rhineland-Palatinate with a population of at least 10,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.[2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
- The city rank by population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German[2]
- The city name[2]
- The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts)[2]
- The city population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany[2]
- The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census[3]
- The city land area as of December 31, 2017[2]
- The city population density as of December 31, 2017 (residents per unit of land area)[2]
| 2017 Rank |
City | district | 2017 estimate | 2011 Census | 2017 land area | 2017 pop. density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mainz | urban district | 215,110 | 200,344 | 97.7 km2 | 2,201/km2 |
| 2 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | urban district | 168,497 | 157,584 | 77.4 km2 | 2,176/km2 |
| 3 | Koblenz | urban district | 113,844 | 107,825 | 105 km2 | 1,082/km2 |
| 4 | Trier | urban district | 110,013 | 105,671 | 117 km2 | 939.8/km2 |
| 5 | Kaiserslautern | urban district | 99,684 | 96,340 | 140 km2 | 713.6/km2 |
| 6 | Worms | urban district | 83,081 | 79,207 | 109 km2 | 764.1/km2 |
| 7 | Neuwied | Neuwied (district) | 64,661 | 64,144 | 86.5 km2 | 747.5/km2 |
| 8 | Neustadt an der Weinstraße | urban district | 53,353 | 52,164 | 117 km2 | 455.7/km2 |
| 9 | Speyer | urban district | 50,931 | 49,540 | 42.7 km2 | 1,192/km2 |
| 10 | Bad Kreuznach | Bad Kreuznach (district) | 50,484 | 43,244 | 55.6 km2 | 908.6/km2 |
| 11 | Frankenthal (Pfalz) | urban district | 48,417 | 46,415 | 43.9 km2 | 1,103/km2 |
| 12 | Landau in der Pfalz | urban district | 46,292 | 43,361 | 82.9 km2 | 558.1/km2 |
| 13 | Pirmasens | urban district | 40,632 | 40,887 | 61.4 km2 | 662.2/km2 |
| 14 | Zweibrücken | urban district | 34,270 | 34,200 | 70.6 km2 | 485.1/km2 |
| 15 | Andernach | Mayen-Koblenz | 29,860 | 29,151 | 53.3 km2 | 559.8/km2 |
| 16 | Idar-Oberstein | Birkenfeld (district) | 28,323 | 30,379 | 91.6 km2 | 308.2/km2 |
| 17 | Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler | Ahrweiler (district) | 28,048 | 29,073 | 63.4 km2 | 442.4/km2 |
| 18 | Bingen am Rhein | Mainz-Bingen | 25,441 | 23,812 | 37.7 km2 | 674.6/km2 |
| 19 | Ingelheim am Rhein | Mainz-Bingen | 24,833 | 23,959 | 49.9 km2 | 498.1/km2 |
| 20 | Germersheim | Germersheim (district) | 20,691 | 19,803 | 21.7 km2 | 954.4/km2 |
| 21 | Schifferstadt | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | 20,073 | 18,764 | 28.1 km2 | 715.4/km2 |
| 22 | Mayen | Mayen-Koblenz | 19,116 | 18,607 | 58.2 km2 | 328.5/km2 |
| 23 | Wittlich | Bernkastel-Wittlich | 18,906 | 18,237 | 49.6 km2 | 380.9/km2 |
| 24 | Bad Dürkheim | Bad Dürkheim (district) | 18,469 | 18,219 | 103 km2 | 180.1/km2 |
| 25 | Alzey | Alzey-Worms | 18,333 | 17,531 | 35.2 km2 | 520.5/km2 |
| 26 | Konz | Trier-Saarburg | 18,298 | 17,561 | 44.6 km2 | 410.6/km2 |
| 27 | Wörth am Rhein | Germersheim (district) | 17,968 | 17,289 | 132 km2 | 136.5/km2 |
| 28 | Lahnstein | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis | 17,939 | 17,726 | 37.6 km2 | 476.8/km2 |
| 29 | Sinzig | Ahrweiler (district) | 17,540 | 17,073 | 41.1 km2 | 426.8/km2 |
| 30 | Bendorf | Mayen-Koblenz | 16,863 | 16,589 | 24.1 km2 | 699.1/km2 |
| 31 | Remagen | Ahrweiler (district) | 16,725 | 15,835 | 33.2 km2 | 503.6/km2 |
| 32 | Boppard | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis | 15,283 | 15,413 | 74.9 km2 | 204.1/km2 |
| 33 | Bitburg | Bitburg-Prüm | 14,802 | 13,295 | 47.5 km2 | 311.3/km2 |
| 34 | Grünstadt | Bad Dürkheim (district) | 13,505 | 12,849 | 18.1 km2 | 746.5/km2 |
| 35 | Montabaur | Westerwaldkreis | 13,291 | 12,503 | 33.8 km2 | 393.6/km2 |
| 36 | Mutterstadt | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | 12,846 | 12,392 | 20.5 km2 | 627.6/km2 |
| 37 | Limburgerhof | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | 11,556 | 10,776 | 9.0 km2 | 1,284/km2 |
| 38 | Mülheim-Kärlich | Mayen-Koblenz | 11,164 | 10,691 | 16.4 km2 | 679.9/km2 |
| 39 | Diez | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis | 11,016 | 10,862 | 12.4 km2 | 887.7/km2 |
| 40 | Grafschaft, Rhineland | Ahrweiler (district) | 10,914 | 10,798 | 57.6 km2 | 189.5/km2 |
| 41 | Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz | Südliche Weinstraße | 10,514 | 10,311 | 29.1 km2 | 360.9/km2 |
| 42 | Morbach | Bernkastel-Wittlich | 10,481 | 10,532 | 122 km2 | 85.7/km2 |
| 43 | Böhl-Iggelheim | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | 10,262 | 10,173 | 32.8 km2 | 312.6/km2 |
| 44 | Bobenheim-Roxheim | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | 10,190 | 9,832 | 20.5 km2 | 496.8/km |
| 45 | Betzdorf | Altenkirchen (Westerwald) | 10,139 | 10,058 | 9.6 km2 | 1,061/km2 |
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References edit
- ^ "Laufende Stadtbeobachtung – Raumabgrenzungen" (in German). Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Homepage - Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)". www.destatis.de.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht für Kreise und kreisfreie Städte" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. April 10, 2014.