Ruhr Region
urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Summary
Ruhr Region is a conurbation[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Rhine-Westphalia[2]
- Country: Germany[3]
- Instance of: metropolitan area[4], functional urban area[5]
- Named after: Ruhr[6]
- Has part(s): Dortmund[7], Essen[8], Duisburg[9], Bochum[10]
- Significant event: RUHR.2010 – Kulturhauptstadt Europas[11]
- Official website: http://www.metropoleruhr.de/[12]
- IPA transcription: ˈʁuːɐ̯ɡəˌbiːt[13]
- Population: 5,152,152[14], 5,376,000[15], 5,068,912[16], 5,073,759[17], 5,082,574[18]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[20]
- Area: 4435 km²[21]
- Nominal GDP: 136,000,000,000 euro[22]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ruhr Region include .ruhr[23], a top-level domain[24], in Germany[25], founded in 2013[26].
Why It Matters
Entities named for it include .ruhr[23], a top-level domain[24], in Germany[25], founded in 2013[26].