Munich

Munich München  (German) Minga  (Bavarian)
City
From top, left to right: Marienplatz with Neues Rathaus and Frauenkirche in the background, Nymphenburg Palace, Englischer Garten, BMW Welt, Feldherrnhalle and Allianz Arena
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Munich
Munich Show map of Germany Munich Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 48°08′15″N 11°34′30″E / 48.13750°N 11.57500°E / 48.13750; 11.57500
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Urban district
First mentioned	1158
Subdivisions	25 boroughs Altstadt-Lehel Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt Maxvorstadt Schwabing-West Au-Haidhausen Sendling Sendling-Westpark Schwanthalerhöhe Neuhausen-Nymphenburg Moosach Milbertshofen-Am Hart Schwabing-Freimann Bogenhausen Berg am Laim Trudering-Riem Ramersdorf-Perlach Obergiesing Untergiesing-Harlaching Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln Hadern Pasing-Obermenzing Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied Allach-Untermenzing Feldmoching-Hasenbergl Laim
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–26)	Dieter Reiter[1] (SPD)
• Governing parties	Greens / SPD
Area
• City	310.71 km2 (119.97 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[3]
• City	1,512,491
• Density	4,900/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
• Urban	2,606,021
• Metro	5,991,144[2]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	80331–81929
Dialling codes	089
Vehicle registration	M
Website	stadt.muenchen.de

Munich (/ˈmjuːnɪk/ MEW-nik; German: München [ˈmʏnçn̩] (listen); Bavarian: Minga [ˈmɪŋ(ː)ɐ] (listen)) is the third biggest city of Germany (after Berlin and Hamburg), and the capital of Bavaria. It has a population of around 1,500,000. The metropolitan area of Munich includes the city itself, and all the suburbs around it, and has about 3 million people in it; whereas the metropolitan region has 6.2 million people (as of 2022). It is one of the most important centres of the economy in Germany. It has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).

1. ↑ Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten Archived 30 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 18 July 2021.
2. ↑ "Daten und Fakten aus der Metropolregion München" [Data and facts about the Munich Metropolitan Region]. Europäische Metropolregion München e.V. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
3. ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .