München  (German) Minga  (Bavarian)
City
From top, left to right: Marienplatz with Neues Rathaus and Frauenkirche in the background, Nymphenburg Palace, Englischer Garten, BMW Welt, Feldherrnhalle and Allianz Arena
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°08′15″N 11°34′30″E / 48.13750°N 11.57500°E / 48.13750; 11.57500Coordinates: 48°08′15″N 11°34′30″E / 48.13750°N 11.57500°E / 48.13750; 11.57500
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Bavaria
District	Urban district
First mentioned	1158
Subdivisions	25 boroughs Altstadt-Lehel Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt Maxvorstadt Schwabing-West Au-Haidhausen Sendling Sendling-Westpark Schwanthalerhöhe Neuhausen-Nymphenburg Moosach Milbertshofen-Am Hart Schwabing-Freimann Bogenhausen Berg am Laim Trudering-Riem Ramersdorf-Perlach Obergiesing Untergiesing-Harlaching Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln Hadern Pasing-Obermenzing Aubing-Lochhausen-Langwied Allach-Untermenzing Feldmoching-Hasenbergl Laim
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–26)	Dieter Reiter (SPD)
• Governing parties	Green / SPD
Area
• City	310.71 km2 (119.97 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population  (2016-12-31)
• City	1,464,301
• Density	4,712.76/km2 (12,205.99/sq mi)
• Urban	2,606,021
• Metro	5,991,144
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	80331–81929
Vehicle registration	M
Website	stadt.muenchen.de

Mariensäule at Marienplatz

Aerial view of Munich

Lion sculptures by Wilhelm von Rümann at the Feldherrnhalle

Alps behind the skyline of Munich

Munich (/ˈmjuːnɪk/ MEW-nik; German: München [ˈmʏnçn̩] ( listen); Bavarian: Mingacode: bar is deprecated [ˈmɪŋ(ː)ɐ] ( listen)) is the third biggest city of Germany (after Berlin and Hamburg), and the capital of Bavaria. It has a population of around 1,500,000. The metropolitan area of Munich includes the city itself, and all the suburbs around it, and has about 3 million people in it; whereas the metropolitan region has 6.2 million people (as of 2022). It is one of the most important centres of the economy in Germany. It has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).