Altenkirchen (district)

Altenkirchen
Flag of Altenkirchen
Coat of arms of Altenkirchen
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CountryGermany
StateRhineland-Palatinate
CapitalAltenkirchen
Government
 • District admin.Peter Enders (CDU)
Area
 • Total642 km2 (248 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total131,467
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationAK
Websitekreis-altenkirchen.de

Altenkirchen (German pronunciation: [ˈaltn̩ˌkɪʁçn̩] ) is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the North Rhine-Westphalian districts Rhein-Sieg, Oberbergischer Kreis, Olpe and Siegen-Wittgenstein, and the districts of Westerwaldkreis and Neuwied.

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.