Cologne

Cologne Köln  (German) Kölle  (Kölsch)
City
From top to bottom, left to right: Hohenzollern Bridge by night, Great St. Martin Church, Colonius TV-tower, Cologne Cathedral, Kranhaus buildings in Rheinauhafen, MediaPark
Flag Coat of arms
Cologne within North Rhine-Westphalia
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Coordinates: 50°56′11″N 6°57′10″E / 50.93639°N 6.95278°E / 50.93639; 6.95278
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Urban districts of Germany
Founded	38 BC
Government
• Lord mayor	Henriette Reker
Area
• City	405.15 km2 (156.43 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• City	1,084,831
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
• Metro	3,573,500
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	50441–51149
Dialling codes	0221, 02203 (Porz)
Vehicle registration	K
Website	www.stadt-koeln.de

Cologne (German: Köln, Kölsch: Kölle) is a city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is on the Rhine River. About 1,060,000 people live there, making Cologne the biggest city in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is in the southern part of the 'Rhine-Ruhr agglomeration' of cities with a combined total population of about 10 million people. This is one of the most densely populated areas of the world.

Cologne has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).

1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2022 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2023.