List of cities in Brandenburg by population
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The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Brandenburg with a population of more than 15,000.[1] As of December 31, 2017, 41 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 41 cities and communes in Brandenburg with a population of at least 15,000 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 |
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1 | Potsdam | urban district | 175,710 | 156,021 | 188 km2 | 933.3/km2 |
2 | Cottbus | urban district | 101,036 | 99,984 | 166 km2 | 610.0/km2 |
3 | Brandenburg an der Havel | urban district | 71,886 | 71,569 | 230 km2 | 312.9/km2 |
4 | Frankfurt (Oder) | urban district | 58,237 | 59,140 | 148 km2 | 393.9/km2 |
5 | Oranienburg | Oberhavel | 43,982 | 41,269 | 164 km2 | 268.7/km2 |
6 | Falkensee | Havelland (district) | 43,552 | 40,228 | 43.3 km2 | 1,007/km2 |
7 | Eberswalde | Barnim | 40,223 | 39,166 | 93.6 km2 | 429.5/km2 |
8 | Bernau bei Berlin | Barnim | 38,194 | 35,631 | 104 km2 | 366.7/km2 |
9 | Königs Wusterhausen | Dahme-Spreewald | 36,706 | 33,706 | 96.0 km2 | 382.2/km2 |
10 | Fürstenwalde | Oder-Spree | 32,098 | 30,913 | 70.7 km2 | 454.1/km2 |
11 | Neuruppin | Ostprignitz-Ruppin | 30,889 | 30,328 | 305 km2 | 101.2/km2 |
12 | Schwedt | Uckermark (district) | 30,075 | 31,785 | 206 km2 | 146.3/km2 |
13 | Blankenfelde-Mahlow | Teltow-Fläming | 27,378 | 25,503 | 55.2 km2 | 496.2/km2 |
14 | Strausberg | Märkisch-Oderland | 26,522 | 25,591 | 68.0 km2 | 390.3/km2 |
15 | Hennigsdorf | Oberhavel | 26,369 | 25,520 | 31.5 km2 | 837.9/km2 |
16 | Hohen Neuendorf | Oberhavel | 26,001 | 24,459 | 48.6 km2 | 535.4/km2 |
17 | Teltow | Potsdam-Mittelmark | 25,761 | 22,356 | 21.6 km2 | 1,193/km2 |
18 | Werder (Havel) | Potsdam-Mittelmark | 25,695 | 23,196 | 117 km2 | 219.5/km2 |
19 | Ludwigsfelde | Teltow-Fläming | 25,665 | 23,661 | 110 km2 | 233.4/km2 |
20 | Eisenhüttenstadt | Oder-Spree | 25,057 | 28,219 | 63.5 km2 | 394.8/km2 |
21 | Senftenberg | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | 24,558 | 25,582 | 128 km2 | 192.5/km2 |
22 | Rathenow | Havelland (district) | 24,309 | 24,462 | 113 km2 | 214.9/km2 |
23 | Wandlitz | Barnim | 22,585 | 20,615 | 163 km2 | 138.7/km2 |
24 | Spremberg | Spree-Neiße | 22,456 | 23,615 | 202 km2 | 111.0/km2 |
25 | Luckenwalde | Teltow-Fläming | 20,674 | 20,242 | 46.6 km2 | 443.6/km2 |
26 | Kleinmachnow | Potsdam-Mittelmark | 20,608 | 19,874 | 11.9 km2 | 1,730/km2 |
27 | Panketal | Barnim | 20,390 | 18,886 | 25.9 km2 | 788.8/km2 |
28 | Prenzlau | Uckermark (district) | 19,110 | 19,296 | 143 km2 | 133.7/km2 |
29 | Zossen | Teltow-Fläming | 18,915 | 17,267 | 180 km2 | 104.9/km2 |
30 | Forst (Lausitz) | Spree-Neiße | 18,353 | 19,757 | 111 km2 | 165.8/km2 |
31 | Neuenhagen bei Berlin | Märkisch-Oderland | 17,986 | 16,751 | 19.6 km2 | 917.2/km2 |
32 | Hoppegarten | Märkisch-Oderland | 17,966 | 16,628 | 32.0 km2 | 561.8/km2 |
33 | Nauen | Havelland (district) | 17,686 | 16,385 | 268 km2 | 66.0/km2 |
34 | Wittenberge | Prignitz | 17,201 | 17,792 | 50.6 km2 | 339.7/km2 |
35 | Guben | Spree-Neiße | 17,174 | 18,620 | 44.0 km2 | 390.4/km2 |
36 | Finsterwalde | Elbe-Elster | 16,409 | 16,970 | 77.2 km2 | 212.5/km2 |
37 | Lübbenau | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | 16,090 | 16,489 | 139 km2 | 115.4/km2 |
38 | Templin | Uckermark (district) | 15,974 | 16,237 | 379 km2 | 42.1/km2 |
39 | Rüdersdorf bei Berlin | Märkisch-Oderland | 15,569 | 14,922 | 70.4 km2 | 221.2/km2 |
40 | Stahnsdorf | Potsdam-Mittelmark | 15,270 | 14,031 | 49.5 km2 | 308.7/km2 |
41 | Petershagen-Eggersdorf | Märkisch-Oderland | 15,049 | 13,890 | 17.6 km2 | 853.6/km2 |
External links
References
- ^ "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.