# Gelsenkirchen

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- Country: Germany
- Canonical: /cities/de/gelsenkirchen/
- MCP: immigrationdb://city/de/gelsenkirchen

## Useful facts

- **Population Total** — 270,934 people; geographic grain: city; observed: 2026-03-31; verified: 2026-05-31; source: https://gelsenkirchen.opendata.ruhr/dataset/3b26da49-40c6-4c2f-a281-148ee6022b00/resource/cb49ff9e-761b-4a85-b94a-f1c32c38b608/download/20260331_die_gelsenkirchener_bevolkerung.pdf; source type: Independent source
- **Air Quality No2 Current Ug M3** — 14.0417 µg/m³; geographic grain: city; observed: 2026-07-15; verified: 2026-07-15; source: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/api/air_data/v2/measures/json; source type: Official source
- **Rent Avg Nettokalt Eur Per M2 Month** — 7.44 EUR/m²/month; geographic grain: city; observed: 2026-05-01; verified: 2026-06-04; source: https://www.wohnungsboerse.net/mietspiegel-Gelsenkirchen/5258; source type: Commercial source
- **Broadband Gigabit Availability Percent** — 93.08 %; geographic grain: city; observed: 2025-12-31; verified: 2026-07-15; source: https://gigabitgrundbuch.bund.de/GIGA/DE/Breitbandatlas/start.html; source type: Official source
- **Air Quality No2 Annual Ug M3** — 23.1584 µg/m³; geographic grain: city; observed: not stated; verified: 2026-07-15; source: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/api/air_data/v2/measures/json; source type: Official source
- **Air Quality Pm10 Annual Ug M3** — 16.2802 µg/m³; geographic grain: city; observed: not stated; verified: 2026-07-15; source: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/api/air_data/v2/measures/json; source type: Official source
- **Air Quality Pm25 Annual Ug M3** — 10.1601 µg/m³; geographic grain: city; observed: not stated; verified: 2026-07-15; source: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/api/air_data/v2/measures/json; source type: Official source
- **Temp Mean Annual C** — 9.8 °C; geographic grain: land; observed: 2020-12-31; verified: 2026-06-05T00:00:00Z; source: https://opendata.dwd.de/climate_environment/CDC/grids_germany/multi_annual/; source type: Official source
- **Car Density Per 1000** — 470 cars/1000 residents; geographic grain: city; observed: 2026-01-01; verified: 2026-06-05; source: https://www.kba.de/DE/Statistik/Produktkatalog/produkte/Fahrzeuge/fz3_b_uebersicht.html; source type: Official source
- **City Area Km2** — 104.86 km2; geographic grain: city; observed: 2024-12-31; verified: 2026-05-31; source: https://www.gelsenkirchen.de/de/_meta/aktuelles/artikel/anhang/15758-pi2611_-_jahresbericht_der_feuerwehr_gelsenkirchen_2024.pdf; source type: Independent source
- **Population Density Per Km2** — 2,553.1732 people/km²; geographic grain: city; observed: 2024-12-31; verified: 2026-07-15; source: https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Administrativ/Archiv/GVAuszugJ/31122024_Auszug_GV.xlsx?__blob=publicationFile&v=2; source type: Official source
- **Nearest Airport Destinations Count** — 147 count; geographic grain: city; observed: 2026-06-13; verified: 2026-06-13; source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat; source type: Independent source
- **Nearest Airport Iata** — DUS code; geographic grain: city; observed: 2026-06-13; verified: 2026-06-13; source: https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv; source type: Independent source
- **Nearest Airport Km** — 33.4 km; geographic grain: city; observed: 2026-06-13; verified: 2026-06-13; source: https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv; source type: Independent source

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