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| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Capital | Birkenfeld |
| Government | |
| • District admin. | Miroslaw Kowalski (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 777 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 81,760 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | BIR |
| Website | landkreis-birkenfeld.de |
Birkenfeld (German pronunciation: [ˈbɪʁkŋ̍fɛlt]) is a district (Landkreis) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Its seat is the town of Birkenfeld. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Sankt Wendel (Saarland), Trier-Saarburg, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhein-Hunsrück, Bad Kreuznach and Kusel.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.