Kiel | |
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 Aerial view of the city | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Kiel  | |
  Kiel  Kiel | |
| Coordinates: 54°20′N 10°8′E / 54.333°N 10.133°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Urban district |
| Subdivisions | 18 districts |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Ulf Kämpfer [1] (SPD) |
| • Governing parties | SPD / Greens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 118.6 km2 (45.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 246,601 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24103 – 24159 |
| Dialling codes | 0431 |
| Vehicle registration | KI |
| Website | www |
Kiel (
[kiːl] (help·info)) is a city in the north of Germany. It is the capital of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It has a population of 239,526 people.[3] It is a port on the sea and has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).
- ↑ "Oberbürgermeister Dr. Ulf Kämpfer". Archived from the original on 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
- ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2020 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
- ↑ "population of Schleswig-Holstein (German)"http://www.statistik-nord.de/uploads/tx_standocuments/A_I_2_vj104_S.pdf Archived 2012-01-05 at the Wayback Machine