Map of Düsseldorf, Germany

Düsseldorf is the administrative centre of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 618,685. It lies at 51.2217°N, 6.7762°E. Düsseldorf is about 478 km (297 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Neuss, 7 km to the west.

Düsseldorf at a glance

Where is Düsseldorf?

• The 6th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 52 min on the shortest day to 16 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Düsseldorf

• Neuss — 7 km west
• Meerbusch — 7 km northwest
• Erkrath — 9 km east
• Ratingen — 10 km northeast
• Kaarst — 11 km west
• Hilden — 12 km southeast
• Neubrück — 14 km southwest
• Mettmann — 14 km east
• Dormagen — 14 km south
• Monheim am Rhein — 17 km southeast

Largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia

• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Duisburg — 504,358
• Bochum — 385,729
• Wuppertal — 360,797
• Bielefeld — 331,906
• Bonn — 330,579
• Münster — 308,258
• Gelsenkirchen — 270,028

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904
• Bremen — 546,501

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.