Stuttgart (region)

This article is about the government region (Regierungsbezirk) of Stuttgart. For theRegionalverband of Stuttgart (regional association, a part of theRegierungsbezirk), seeStuttgart Region.

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Stuttgart is one of the four administrative districts (Regierungsbezirke) ofBaden-Württemberg,Germany, located in the north-east of the state ofBaden-Württemberg, in the southwestern part of Germany. It is sub-divided into the three regions:Heilbronn-Franken,Ostwürttemberg andStuttgart.

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Regierungsbezirk
Map ofBaden-Württemberg highlighting Stuttgart
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Region seat	Stuttgart
Government
• District President	Susanne Bay (Greens)
Area
• Total	10,155.76 km² (3,921.16 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2022)^[1]
• Total	4,205,849
• Density	410/km² (1,100/sq mi)
GDP ^[2]
• Total	€239.471 billion (2022)
Website	https://rp.baden-wuerttemberg.de/rps/Seiten/default.aspx

Kreise (districts)	Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns)
Böblingen Esslingen Göppingen Heidenheim Heilbronn Hohenlohe Ludwigsburg Main-Tauber Ostalbkreis Rems-Murr Schwäbisch Hall	Heilbronn Stuttgart

The districts of Böblingen, Esslingen, Ludwigsburg, Rems-Murr and Göppingen form with the city of Stuttgart theVerband Region Stuttgart with a directly elected regional assembly (Regionalversammlung).

Economy

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The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 213.4 billion € in 2018, accounting for 6.4% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 47,400 € or 157% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 123% of the EU average. This makes it one of the wealthiest regions in Germany and Europe.^[3]