Hanover (region)

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Hannover
Hanover
Disestablished: 2004-12-31

Map of Lower Saxony highlighting the former Regierungsbezirk of Hanover
State Lower Saxony
District seat Hanover
Area 9,046.82 km²
Population 2,167,343 (30 Sep. 2004)
Pop. density 240 /km²

Hanover (German Hannover) was a Regierungsbezirk of the Province of Hanover and of Lower Saxony, Germany, that existed from 1885 until 2004. It was located in the south of the state around the City of Hanover, its capital.

Kreise
(districts) from 2001 until 2004
  1. Diepholz
  2. Hamelin-Pyrmont (Hameln-Pyrmont)
  3. Hanover (Hannover)
  4. Hildesheim
  5. Holzminden
  6. Nienburg
  7. Schaumburg
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