Ruhr Area

Summary

Ruhr Area is a conurbation^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of conurbation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,443 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ruhr Area is located in North Rhine-Westphalia^[3].
• Ruhr Area is in the country of Germany^[4].
• Ruhr Area's instance of is recorded as conurbation^[5].
• Ruhr Area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[6].
• Ruhr Area's instance of is recorded as functional urban area^[7].
• Ruhr is named after Ruhr Area^[8].
• Ruhr Area's Commons category is recorded as Ruhr area^[9].
• Ruhr Area's located in time zone is recorded as Central European Time^[10].
• Ruhr Area comprises Dortmund^[11].
• Ruhr Area comprises Essen^[12].
• Ruhr Area comprises Duisburg^[13].
• Ruhr Area comprises Bochum^[14].
• Ruhr Area's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5, 'lon': 7.5}^[15].
• Ruhr Area's significant event is recorded as RUHR.2010 – Kulturhauptstadt Europas^[16].
• Ruhr Area's official website is recorded as http://www.metropoleruhr.de/^[17].
• Ruhr Area's IPA transcription is recorded as ˈʁuːɐ̯ɡəˌbiːt^[18].
• Ruhr Area's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ruhr^[19].
• Ruhr Area's Commons gallery is recorded as Ruhrgebiet^[20].
• Ruhr Area has a population of {'amount': '+5152152'}^[21].
• Ruhr Area has a population of {'amount': '+5376000'}^[22].
• Ruhr Area has a population of {'amount': '+5068912'}^[23].
• Ruhr Area has a population of {'amount': '+5073759'}^[24].
• Ruhr Area has a population of {'amount': '+5082574'}^[25].
• Ruhr Area's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Ruhr Area's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10^[27].

Body

Geography

Ruhr Area is in the country of Germany^[4]. It is located in North Rhine-Westphalia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Ruhr Area covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4435'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5152152'}^[21], {'amount': '+5376000'}^[22], {'amount': '+5068912'}^[23], {'amount': '+5073759'}^[24], and {'amount': '+5082574'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include conurbation^[5], metropolitan area^[6], and functional urban area^[7].

History and Context

Ruhr is named after Ruhr Area^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ruhr Area include .ruhr^[29], a top-level domain^[30], in Germany^[31], founded in 2013^[32].

Why It Matters

Ruhr Area ranks in the top 4% of conurbation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,443 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include .ruhr^[29], a top-level domain^[30], in Germany^[31], founded in 2013^[32].