Westerwaldkreis | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Capital | Montabaur |
| Government | |
| • District admin. | Achim Schwickert (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 988.73 km2 (381.75 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 206,282 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WW |
| Website | westerwald-kreis.de |
The Westerwaldkreis ("District of Westerwald") is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Altenkirchen, Lahn-Dill, Limburg-Weilburg, Rhein-Lahn, the district-free city Koblenz, Mayen-Koblenz and Neuwied.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.