Leer (district)

Leer
Flag of Leer
Coat of arms of Leer
Map
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
CapitalLeer
Government
 • District admin.Matthias Groote (SPD)
Area
 • Total1,086 km2 (419 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total174,348
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationLER
Websitelandkreis-leer.de

Leer is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the city of Emden, the districts of Aurich, Wittmund, Friesland, Ammerland, Cloppenburg and Emsland, and by the Netherlands (Province of Groningen).

  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.