Hanover (region)
Hanover
Hannover | |
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Map of Lower Saxony highlighting Hanover | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| Disestablished | 2004-12-31 |
| Region seat | Hanover |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,046.82 km2 (3,493.00 sq mi) |
| Population (30 Sep. 2004) | |
• Total | 2,167,343 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €88.400 billion (2021) |
Hanover (German: Hannover) was a Regierungsbezirk of the German state of Lower Saxony from 1946 until 2004. It was located in the centre and the south of the state, centered on the Lower Saxon capital of Hanover.