Münich

Munich München
From left to right: The Munich Frauenkirche, the Nymphenburg Palace, the BMW Headquarters, the New Town Hall, the Munich Hofgarten and the Allianz Arena.
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Munich
Coordinates: 48°08′N 11°34′E / 48.133°N 11.567°E / 48.133; 11.567Coordinates: 48°08′N 11°34′E / 48.133°N 11.567°E / 48.133; 11.567
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Urban district
First mentioned	1158
Government
• Lord Mayor	Dieter Reiter (SPD)
• Governing parties	SPD / CSU
Area
• City	310.43 km2 (119.86 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• City	1,450,381
• Density	4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
• Urban	2,606,021
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	80331–81929
Dialling codes	089
Vehicle registration	M
Website	www.muenchen.de

Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality	Population (2013)
Turkey	39,857
Croatia	26,070
Greece	25,574
Italy	24,337
Austria	21,579
Poland	20,103
Bosnia and Herzegovina	15,836
Romania	14,293
Serbia	13,631
Iraq	10,394

Munich (/ˈmjuːnɪk/; also /ˈmjuːnɪx/ in British English; German: München, pronounced [ˈmʏnçn̩],Bavarian: Minga [ˈmɪŋ(ː)ɐ]) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and the 12th biggest city of the European Union, with a population of around 1.5 million. The Munich Metropolitan Region is home to 5.8 million people.

The city is a major centre of art, advanced technologies, finance, publishing, culture, innovation, education, business, and tourism in Germany and Europe and enjoys a very high standard and quality of living, reaching #1 in Germany and #4 worldwide according to the 2015 Mercer survey. According to the Globalization and World Rankings Research Institute Munich is considered an alpha-world city, as of 2015^[update].