Commune
Bochum
Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Germany
Bochum lies in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Arnsberg administrative region, between the Ruhr river to the south and the Emscher to the north. An urban district with six Stadtbezirke, it had around 358,900 inhabitants at the end of 2025 and covers some 145 km².
- Population
- 358.880 inhab.
- Region
- Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Country
- Germany
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