Leverkusen

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Leverkusen
City
Chempark BayArena Bayer headquarters Bergisch Neukirchen's old town Houses in Wiesdorf´s Gründerzeit old town Morsbroich Museum
Flag Coat of arms
Leverkusen within North Rhine-Westphalia
Leverkusen Show map of Germany Leverkusen Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia
Coordinates: 51°02′N 06°59′E / 51.033°N 6.983°E / 51.033; 6.983
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Urban district
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–25)	Uwe Richrath[1] (SPD)
• Governing parties	CDU / SPD / Bürgerliste
Area
• Total	78.85 km2 (30.44 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	167,850
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes	0214, 02171 & 02173
Vehicle registration	LEV and OP
Website	www.leverkusen.de

Leverkusen (German: [ˈleːvɐˌkuːzn̩] ^ⓘ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf. The city is part of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region, one of Europe's largest urban areas.

With about 163,000 inhabitants, Leverkusen is one of the state's smaller cities. The city is known for the pharmaceutical company Bayer and its sports club Bayer Leverkusen.