Editing Westphalia (section)

===Division===
Westphalia is divided into three [[Regierungsbezirk|governmental districts]]. These are subdivided into further [[Districts of Germany|districts]] and [[Independent city#Germany|independent cities]].

All districts and independent cities of the governmental districts of [[Arnsberg (region)|Arnsberg]] and [[Münster (region)|Münster]] are considered to be a part of Westphalia as a historic region. The [[Lippe (district)|District of Lippe]] as successor of the [[Free State of Lippe]] in the [[Detmold (region)|Governmental District of Detmold]] is rather considered to be a separate historic region.

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[[File:Coat_of_arms_of_North_Rhine-Westfalia.svg|30px]] [[Arnsberg (region)|Governmental District of Arnsberg]]<br />
3,582,497 inhabitants ''({{as of|2018|12|31|lc=on}})''<ref name="Census May 2011" /><br />
{{convert|3094|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}}<br />
(all districts and independent cities)
* [[File:DEU_Bochum_COA.svg|30px]] [[Bochum|City of Bochum]]
* [[File:Coat_of_arms_of_Dortmund.svg|30px]] [[Dortmund|City of Dortmund]]
* [[File:Wappen_des_Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreises.svg|30px]] Ennepe-Ruhr District ''([[Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis]])''
* [[File:Stadtwappen_der_Stadt_Hagen.svg|30px]] [[Hagen|City of Hagen]]
* [[File:DEU_Hamm_COA.svg|30px]] [[Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia|City of Hamm]]
* [[File:Herne_Coat_of_Arms.svg|30px]] [[Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia|City of Herne]]
* [[File:DEU_Hochsauerlandkreis_COA.svg|30px]] High Sauerland District ''([[Hochsauerlandkreis]])''
* [[File:Kreiswappen_des_M%C3%A4rkischen_Kreises.svg|30px]] Markish District ''([[Märkischer Kreis]])''
* [[File:DEU Kreis Olpe COA.svg|30px]] [[Olpe (district)|District of Olpe]]
* [[File:DEU_Kreis_Siegen-Wittgenstein_COA.svg|30px]] [[Siegen-Wittgenstein|District of Siegen-Wittgenstein]]
* [[File:DEU_Kreis_Soest_COA.svg|30px]] [[Soest (district)|District of Soest]]
* [[File:Wappen_Kreis_Unna.svg|30px]] [[Unna (district)|District of Unna]]
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[[File:Coat_of_arms_of_North_Rhine-Westfalia.svg|30px]] [[Detmold (region)|Governmental District of Detmold]]<br />
1,706,919 inhabitants ''({{as of|2018|12|31|lc=on}})''<ref name="Census May 2011" /><br />
{{convert|2038|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}}<br />
(all districts and independent cities '''except''' [[Lippe (district)|District of Lippe]])
* [[File:DEU_Bielefeld_COA.svg|30px]] [[Bielefeld|City of Bielefeld]]
* [[File:Kreiswappen_des_Kreises_G%C3%BCtersloh.svg|30px]] [[Gütersloh (district)|District of Gütersloh]]
* [[File:Kreiswappen_des_Kreises_Herford.svg|30px]] [[Herford (district)|District of Herford]]
* [[File:Kreiswappen_des_Kreises_H%C3%B6xter.svg|30px]] [[Höxter (district)|District of Höxter]]
* [[File:DEU_Kreis_Minden-Luebbecke_COA.svg|30px]] [[Minden-Lübbecke|District of Minden-Lübbecke]]
* [[File:Kreiswappen_des_Kreises_Paderborn.svg|30px]] [[Paderborn (district)|District of Paderborn]]
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[[File:Coat_of_arms_of_North_Rhine-Westfalia.svg|30px]] [[Münster (region)|Governmental District of Münster]]<br />
2,623,619 inhabitants ''({{as of|2018|12|31|lc=on}})''<ref name="Census May 2011" /><br />
{{convert|2671|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}}<br />
(all districts and independent cities)
* [[File:Wappen_Kreis_Borken.svg|30px]] [[Borken (district)|District of Borken]]
* [[File:DEU_Bottrop_COA.svg|30px]] [[Bottrop|City of Bottrop]]
* [[File:DEU_Kreis_Coesfeld_COA.svg|30px]] [[Coesfeld (district)|District of Coesfeld]]
* [[File:DEU_Gelsenkirchen_COA.svg|30px]] [[Gelsenkirchen|City of Gelsenkirchen]]
* [[File:DEU Münster COA.svg|30px]] [[Münster|City of Münster]]
* [[File:Kreis_Recklinghausen_Wappen.svg|30px]] [[Recklinghausen (district)|District of Recklinghausen]]
* [[File:DEU_Kreis_Steinfurt_COA.svg|30px]] [[Steinfurt (district)|District of Steinfurt]]
* [[File:Wappen_des_Kreises_Warendorf.svg|30px]] [[Warendorf (district)|District of Warendorf]]
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