Lower Bavaria
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| Niederbayern Lower Bavaria |
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![]() Map of Bavaria highlighting the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Bavaria |
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| State | Bavaria |
| District seat | Landshut |
| Area | 10,329.87 km² |
| Population | 1,193,820 (31 Dec. 2006) |
| Pop. density | 116 /km² |
| Web page | regierung.niederbayern.bayern.de |
Lower Bavaria (German: Niederbayern) is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of the state. It is subdivided into three regions (Planungsverband)—Landshut, Passau and Donau-Wald. Recent election results mark it as the most conservative part of Germany, generally giving huge margins to the CSU. In this part of bavaria, there is the region bavaria-forest. It`s a very famous landscape in Germany.
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Historical Population of Lower Bavaria: 1900: 678,192 1910: 724,331 1939: 755,980 1950: 1,041,333 1961: 927,724 1970: 977,166 1987: 1,027,374 2002: 1,191,476 2005: 1,196,923
- Official website of government (German)
- Official website of region (German) (French)
