Mettmann (district)
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Adm. region | Düsseldorf |
| Capital | Mettmann |
| Government | |
| • District admin. | Bettina Warnecke (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 407.09 km2 (157.18 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 490,910 |
| • Density | 1,205.9/km2 (3,123.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ME |
| Website | www.kreis-mettmann.de |
Mettmann (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛtman]) is a Kreis (district) in the middle of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring are the Ennepe-Ruhr, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis and the district-free cities Cologne, Leverkusen, Wuppertal, Solingen, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Mülheim, Essen. It is the most densely populated rural district in Germany; it borders Düsseldorf Airport in the northwestern district borders, on the city limits of Ratingen, and is also near Cologne Bonn Airport. It was named after Mettmann, its district seat.