Cham (district)

Cham
Flag of Cham
Coat of arms of Cham
Map
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionUpper Palatinate
CapitalCham
Government
 • District admin.Franz Löffler (CSU)
Area
 • Total1,510 km2 (580 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total130,946
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCHA, KÖZ, ROD, WÜM
Websitelandkreis-cham.de

Cham (German pronunciation: [kaːm] ) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Regen, Straubing-Bogen, Regensburg and Schwandorf and by the Czech Plzeň Region.