Editing Münster (section)

===Population density===
The city's built-up area is quite extensive. There are no skyscrapers and few high-rise buildings but very many detached houses and mansions. Still the population density reaches about 15,000 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup> in the city centre.<ref>{{cite web |author=Amt für Stadtentwicklung, Stadtplanung, Verkehrsplanung |url=http://www.muenster.de/stadt/stadtplanung/pdf/Darstellung_Stadtbezirke_Stadtteile_Stadtzellen_mit_Bevoelkerungsdichte_2005.pdf |title=Map of population density in the statistical areas |publisher=Stadt Münster}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, page 2</ref> Calculating the population density based on the actual populated area results in approximately 2890 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>[http://www.statlas.nrw.de Regional statistics for NRW] of Landesamt für Datenverarbeitung und Statistik Nordrhein-Westfalen</ref>{{verify source|date=March 2018}}

Münster's urban area of {{convert|302.91|km2|2|abbr=out}} is distributed into {{convert|57.54|km2|2|abbr=out}} covered with buildings while {{convert|0.99|km2|2|abbr=on}} are used for maintenance and {{convert|25.73|km2|2|abbr=on}} for traffic areas, {{convert|156.61|km2|2|abbr=on}} for agriculture and recreation, {{convert|8.91|km2|2|abbr=on}} are covered by water, {{convert|56.69|km2|2|abbr=on}} is forested and {{convert|6.23|km2|2|abbr=on}} is used otherwise.<ref name=Stat2006>{{cite web |url=http://www.muenster.de/stadt/stadtplanung/pdf/Jahres-Statistik-2006.pdf |title=Jahres-Statistik 2006 Stadt Münster |language=de |trans-title=Yearly statistics 2006 City of Münster |publisher=City of Münster |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409040102/http://www.muenster.de/stadt/stadtplanung/pdf/Jahres-Statistik-2006.pdf |archive-date=9 April 2008}}</ref>{{rp|18}} The perimeter has a length of {{convert|107|km|0|abbr=off}}, the largest extend of the urban area in north–south direction is {{convert|24.4|km|1|abbr=on}}, in east–west direction {{convert|20.6|km|1|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muenster.de/stadt/tourismus/a-bis-z.html |title=Von Aasee bis Zwinger – ein kleines Glossar |publisher=Stadt Münster |language=de |trans-title=From Aasee to Zwinger – a small glossary |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504141921/http://www.muenster.de/stadt/tourismus/a-bis-z.html |archive-date=4 May 2008}}</ref>