Dachau (district)

Dachau
Flag of Dachau
Coat of arms of Dachau
Map
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionUpper Bavaria
CapitalDachau
Government
 • District admin.Stefan Löwl (CSU)
Area
 • Total579 km2 (224 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total157,813
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDAH
Websitelandratsamt-dachau.de

Dachau (German pronunciation: [ˈdaxaʊ]) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Fürstenfeldbruck, Aichach-Friedberg, Pfaffenhofen, Freising and Munich, and by the city of Munich.