Swabia (administrative region)

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Statistics
State:	Bavaria
Capital:	Augsburg
Area:	9,993.97 km²
Inhabitants:	1,776,465 (2002)
pop. density:	177,75 inh./km²
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Swabia (German: Schwaben) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the south-west of Bavaria. It was formed out of that part of the historic region of Swabia which was annexed by Bavaria in 1803.

The Regierungsbezirk is subdivided into 3 regions (Planungsregionen): Allgäu, Augsburg, Donau-Iller. Donau-Iller also includes two districts and one city of Baden-Württemberg.

Kreise (districts)	Kreisfreie Städte (district-free towns)
Aichach-Friedberg Augsburg Dillingen Donau-Ries Günzburg Lindau Neu-Ulm Oberallgäu Ostallgäu Unterallgäu	Augsburg Kaufbeuren Kempten Memmingen

Population

Historical Population of Swabia:
  1939:   934,311
  1950: 1,293,734
  1961: 1,340,217
  1970: 1,467,454
  1987: 1,546,504
  2002: 1,776,465

External link

• Official website (http://www.bezirk-schwaben.de/)

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