Munich Metropolitan Region
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GermanyEstablished1 January 2008
Munich Metropolitan Region
Metropolregion München Metropolregion Minga | |
|---|---|
 Central Munich | |
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| Anthem: Solang der alte Peter [de] (unofficial) | |
 Location of the Munich Metropolitan Region in Bavaria | |
| Country | Germany |
| States |  Bavaria |
| Largest Cities | Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Landshut, Rosenheim, Landsberg am Lech |
| Established | 1 January 2008 |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 27,700 km2 (10,700 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 6,200,000 |
| • Metro density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €361.310 billion (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | http://www.metropolregion-muenchen.eu/ |
The Munich Metropolitan Region is one of eleven metropolitan regions in Germany, consisting of the agglomeration areas of Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Landshut, Rosenheim and Landsberg am Lech. It is Germany's richest and fifth most populous metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan-Region, the Frankfurt Rhine-Main-Region, the Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan-Region and the Stuttgart Metropolitan-Region.
- State: Bavaria
- Districts: Lower Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Swabia
- Area: 27,700 km2 (40% of the state of Bavaria)
- Population: 5,991,144[3]
- GDP: 210 billion euro (53% of the Bavarian GDP)
In comparison to the other ten German Metropolitan Regions, the Munich Metropolitan Region had:
- the highest population growth (about 5% from 1997 to 2004)
- the largest increase in employment (over 5% from 1997 to 2004)
- the highest gross value added per employed person (2003)
- the highest tax revenue per inhabitant (2003)
