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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Image:Bavaria swabia.png

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)
  1. Aichach-Friedberg
  2. Augsburg
  3. Dillingen
  4. Donau-Ries
  5. Günzburg
  6. Lindau
  7. Neu-Ulm
  8. Oberallgäu
  9. Ostallgäu
  10. Unterallgäu
  1. Augsburg
  2. Kaufbeuren
  3. Kempten
  4. 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

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