Bestwig | |
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 General view of Bestwig | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bestwig within Hochsauerlandkreis district  | |
  Bestwig  Bestwig | |
| Coordinates: 51°22′N 08°24′E / 51.367°N 8.400°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Arnsberg |
| District | Hochsauerlandkreis |
| Subdivisions | 6, containing of 17 Ortsteile (villages) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Ralf Péus[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.36 km2 (26.78 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,677 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 59909 |
| Dialling codes | 02904, 02905 |
| Vehicle registration | HSK |
| Website | www.bestwig.de |
Bestwig is a municipality in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.