List of cities in Saxony-Anhalt by population

The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt with a population of more than 10,000.[1] As of December 31, 2017, 55 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits, which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations.

List

Halle (Saale)

Magdeburg

Dessau-Roßlau

Wittenberg

Weißenfels

Halberstadt

Bitterfeld-Wolfen

Stendal

Merseburg

The following table lists the 55 cities and communes in Saxony-Anhalt with a population of at least 10,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.[2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.

1. The city rank by population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German[2]
2. The city name[2]
3. The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts)[2]
4. The city population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany[2]
5. The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census[3]
6. The city land area as of December 31, 2017[2]
7. The city population density as of December 31, 2017 (residents per unit of land area)[2]

Rank	City	district	2017 estimate	2011 Census	2017 land area	2017 pop. density
1.	Halle (Saale)	urban district	239,173	229,153	135 km²	1,771/km²
2.	Magdeburg	urban district	238,478	228,144	201 km²	1,186/km²
3.	Dessau-Roßlau	urban district	82,111	86,030	245 km²	335.5/km²
4.	Wittenberg	Wittenberg (district)	46,272	47,390	240 km²	192.5/km²
5.	Weißenfels	Burgenlandkreis	40,874	40,194	114 km²	359.9/km²
6.	Halberstadt	Harz	40,871	40,708	143 km²	285.9/km²
7.	Stendal	Stendal (district)	39,822	40,959	268 km²	148.6/km²
8.	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	39,103	43,301	87.0 km²	449.7/km²
9.	Merseburg	Saalekreis	34,197	33,880	53.8 km²	636.1/km²
10.	Bernburg (Saale)	Salzlandkreis	32,876	35,016	113 km²	289.7/km²
11.	Wernigerode	Harz	32,837	33,964	170 km²	193.0/km²
12.	Naumburg (Saale)	Burgenlandkreis	32,755	33,228	130 km²	252.2/km²
13.	Schönebeck (Elbe)	Salzlandkreis	31,038	32,592	86.0 km²	360.8/km²
14.	Zeitz	Burgenlandkreis	28,381	30,445	87.2 km²	325.5/km²
15.	Aschersleben	Salzlandkreis	27,712	28,540	156 km²	177.4/km²
16.	Sangerhausen	Mansfeld-Südharz	26,798	28,878	208 km²	129.0/km²
17.	Köthen (Anhalt)	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	26,157	27,565	78.4 km²	333.5/km²
18.	Staßfurt	Salzlandkreis	25,830	28,054	147 km²	176.1/km²
19.	Quedlinburg	Harz	24,216	20,539	120 km²	201.1/km²
20.	Salzwedel	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	24,002	24,693	305 km²	78.8/km²
21.	Eisleben	Mansfeld-Südharz	23,651	24,627	144 km²	164.4/km²
22.	Gardelegen	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	22,614	23,568	632 km²	35.8/km²
23.	Burg	Jerichower Land	22,583	23,153	164 km²	137.7/km²
24.	Zerbst/Anhalt	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	21,702	22,608	468 km²	46.4/km²
25.	Blankenburg (Harz)	Harz	19,985	21,118	149 km²	134.2/km²
26.	Oschersleben (Bode)	Börde (district)	19,807	20,588	189 km²	104.8/km²
27.	Haldensleben	Börde (district)	19,354	18,527	156 km²	123.9/km²
28.	Hohe Börde	Börde (district)	18,389	18,133	172 km²	107.1/km²
29.	Thale	Harz	17,600	18,482	138 km²	127.9/km²
30.	Landsberg	Saalekreis	15,032	15,274	125 km²	119.9/km²
31.	Sandersdorf-Brehna	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	14,468	15,183	81.8 km²	176.8/km²
32.	Hettstedt	Mansfeld-Südharz	14,265	15,196	36.9 km²	386.3/km²
33.	Jessen (Elster)	Wittenberg	14,174	14,620	352 km²	40.3/km²
34.	Genthin	Jerichower Land	14,138	15,036	231 km²	61.3/km²
35.	Wanzleben-Börde	Börde (district)	14,038	14,767	188 km²	74.6/km²
36.	Leuna	Saalekreis	13,947	14,138	87.7 km²	159.0/km²
37.	Oebisfelde-Weferlingen	Börde (district)	13,795	13,838	249 km²	55.3/km²
38.	Südliches Anhalt	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	13,490	14,532	192 km²	70.4/km²
39.	Möckern	Jerichower Land	12,993	13,728	524 km²	24.8/km²
40.	Teutschenthal	Saalekreis	12,888	13,507	90.6 km²	142.2/km²
41.	Coswig (Anhalt)	Wittenberg (district)	11,986	12,780	296 km²	40.5/km²
42.	Gräfenhainichen	Wittenberg (district)	11,821	12,975	159 km²	74.4/km²
43.	Bad Dürrenberg	Saalekreis	11,745	12,033	36.1 km²	324.9/km²
44.	Muldestausee	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	11,611	12,058	138 km²	84.4/km²
45.	Wolmirstedt	Börde (district)	11,477	11,708	54.3 km²	211.5/km²
46.	Salzatal	Saalekreis	11,438	12,080	109 km²	104.6/km²
47.	Osterwieck	Harz	11,176	11,711	213 km²	52.5/km²
48.	Braunsbedra	Saalekreis	10,841	11,636	74.3 km²	145.9/km²
49.	Schkopau	Saalekreis	10,840	11,236	99.7 km²	108.7/km²
50.	Tangerhütte	Stendal (district)	10,814	11,665	295 km²	36.7/km²
51.	Querfurt	Saalekreis	10,791	11,526	155 km²	69.4/km²
52.	Oberharz am Brocken	Harz	10,563	11,686	272 km²	38.9/km²
53.	Gommern	Jerichower Land	10,557	10,919	160 km²	66.0/km²
54.	Tangermünde	Stendal (district)	10,370	10,648	89.9 km²	115.4/km²
55.	Klötze	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	10,115	10,558	278 km²	36.4/km²

External links

• Cities in Saxony-Anhalt by population

References

1. "Laufende Stadtbeobachtung – Raumabgrenzungen" (in German). Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved Feb 15, 2018.
2. "Homepage - Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)". www.destatis.de.
3. "Bevölkerung nach Geschlecht für Kreise und kreisfreie Städte" (XLS) (in German). Wiesbaden: Federal Statistical Office of Germany. April 10, 2014.