The following list sorts all cities in the German state of Hesse with a population of more than 20,000. As of May 15, 2022, 59 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.
List
The following table lists the 59 cities in Hesse with a population of at least 20,000 on May 15, 2022, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
The city rank by population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerated by the 2022 Germany census The city name The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts) The city population as of May 15, 2022, as enumerated by the 2022 Germany census The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census The city land area as of May 15, 2022 The city population density as of May 15, 2022 (residents per unit of land area)
+2022rankCityDistrict2022 census2011 census2022 land area2022 pop. density1Frankfurt am Mainurban district743,268667,925248 km22,993/km22Wiesbadenurban district284,260269,121204 km2 1,394/km23Kasselurban district195,012190,765107 km21,826/km24Darmstadturban district161,767143,499122 km21,325/km25Offenbach am Mainurban district129,479113,44344.9 km22,885/km26HanauMain-Kinzig-Kreis93,63286,80376.5 km21,224/km27GiessenGiessen (district)87,21774,77672.6 km21,201/km28MarburgMarburg-Biedenkopf72,76871,683124 km2587.3/km29FuldaFulda (district)64,68864,414104 km2621.7/km210Rüsselsheim am MainGroß-Gerau (district)64,51758,76558.3 km21,107/km211Bad Homburg vor der HöheHochtaunuskreis54,79551,37051.2 km21,071/km212WetzlarLahn-Dill-Kreis53,11650,82675.7 km2702.1/km213Oberursel (Taunus)Hochtaunuskreis46,21844,08845.4 km2 1,019/km214RodgauOffenbach (district)44,50142,91965.0 km2 684.2/km215DreieichOffenbach (district)41,53539,38953.3 km2 779.7/km216BensheimBergstraße40,99339,25357.8 km2708.9/km2 17Hofheim am TaunusMain-Taunus-Kreis39,00437,84257.4 km2679.2/km218MaintalMain-Kinzig-Kreis38,71235,80532.4 km21,194/km219LangenOffenbach (district)37,16934,93929.1 km2 1,276/km220Neu-IsenburgOffenbach (district)36,53134,70824.3 km2 1,504/km221Limburg an der LahnLimburg-Weilburg35,61733,58345.1 km2 788.7/km222DietzenbachOffenbach (district)35,18331,84521.7 km21,623/km223Bad VilbelWetteraukreis34,95531,28025.7 km21,361/km224ViernheimBergstraße34,25232,61548.4 km2707.5/km225Bad NauheimWetteraukreis32,16230,21032.5 km2988.4/km226LampertheimBergstraße32,05831,03772.3 km2443.6/km227Mörfelden-WalldorfGroß-Gerau (district)31,80432,38044.1 km2720.7/km228Bad HersfeldHersfeld-Rotenburg30,63528,61073.8 km2414.7/km2 29TaunussteinRheingau-Taunus-Kreis30,01628,36567.0 km2 447.9/km2 30FriedbergWetteraukreis28,71927,33750.2 km2572.3/km231RödermarkOffenbach (district)28,64526,26230.0 km2955.2/km232Mühlheim am MainOffenbach (district)28,60726,84720.7 km2 1,384/km233GriesheimDarmstadt-Dieburg28,57825,51121.6 km21,326/km234Kelkheim (Taunus)Main-Taunus-Kreis28,39227,68530.6 km2923.9/km235Hattersheim am MainMain-Taunus-Kreis28,01624,77315.8 km2 1,773/km236BaunatalKassel27,73427,37838.3 km2724.7/km237HeppenheimBergstraße26,91224,89552.1 km2516.3/km238ButzbachWetteraukreis26,52923,885107 km2248.9/km239WeiterstadtDarmstadt-Dieburg26,31123,67534.4 km2764.9/km240IdsteinRheingau-Taunus-Kreis25,62123,27179.7 km2321.2/km241FriedrichsdorfHochtaunuskreis25,58524,32330.2 km2849.2/km242PfungstadtDarmstadt-Dieburg25,47423,82942.5 km2598.8/km243Groß-GerauGroß-Gerau (district)24,88723,73954.5 km2456.9/km244ObertshausenOffenbach (district)24,78923,78513.6 km21,820/km245Bad Soden am TaunusBad Soden am Taunus23,24221,06112.6 km21,859/km246DillenburgLahn-Dill-Kreis23,00323,87483.9 km2274.6/km247RiedstadtGroß-Gerau (district)22,92721,55773.7 km2311.0/km248GelnhausenMain-Kinzig-Kreis22,86821,80145.2 km2506.5/km249KorbachWaldeck-Frankenberg22,55823,505124 km2181.8/km250KarbenWetteraukreis22,36121,14943.9 km2508.9/km2 51BüdingenWetteraukreis22,34320,871123 km2181.8/km252EschbornMain-Taunus-Kreis21,66320,36412.1 km21,786/km253Flörsheim am MainMain-Taunus-Kreis21,38319,92422.9 km2930.1/km254Groß-UmstadtDarmstadt-Dieburg21,24420,69986.8 km2244.6/km255StadtallendorfMarburg-Biedenkopf21,10120,72278.3 km2269.7/km256SeligenstadtOffenbach (district)20,85020,04830.9 km2675.9/km257BruchköbelMain-Kinzig-Kreis20,33520,22729.7 km2684.9/km258HerbornLahn-Dill-Kreis20,08420,63263.8 km2315.0/km259NidderauMain-Kinzig-Kreis20,05519,85346.7 km2429.2/km2
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