Hannover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region
The Hannover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region (German: Metropolregion Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg) is an economic and cultural region in Northern Germany. The metropolitan area comprises approximately one third of the area of Lower Saxony, with almost half the inhabitants of the state. It has about 3.9 million people in 20 districts and counties with a total of 431 municipalities and is defined by the German Ministerkonferenz für Raumordnung (MKRO) as a medium urban area in Germany.
Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg
Metropolitan Region Metropolregion Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg | |
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Location Hannover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region in Germany | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony
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| Largest Cities | Hanover Braunschweig Göttingen Hildesheim Wolfsburg Salzgitter |
| Government | |
| • Type | GmbH |
| • Chief executive | Stephan Weil (SPD), Mayor of Hanover |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 18,600 km2 (7,200 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Metro | 3,845,271 |
| • Metro density | 210/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €162.990 billion (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | http://www.metropolregion-hbg.de/ |
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