Muenchen

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 (2017)
Yugoslavia	70,983
Turkey	52,818
Italy	30,334
Greece	29,883
Poland	25,700
Austria	23,820
Romania	20,200
Syria	15,638
Soviet Union	14,003
Bulgaria	13,298
Hungary	12,678
Albania	11,675
Iraq	10,994
USA	10,456
Afghanistan	10,293
UK	9,347
China	8,080
Spain	7,932
France	7,113
Iran	6,996
Portugal	6,385

Munich (/ˈmjuːnɪk/; German: München, pronounced [ˈmʏnçn̩],Bavarian: Minga [ˈmɪŋ(ː)ɐ], Czech: Mnichov) is the capital and the most populated city in the German state of Bavaria, on the banks of River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps. Munich is also 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 6 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].