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| name                    = Arnsberg
| native_name             =  {{lang|de|Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg}}
| native_name_lang        = de
| settlement_type         = [[Regierungsbezirk]]
| image_map               = North rhine w rb ARB.svg
| map_caption             = Map of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] highlighting Arnsberg
| coordinates             = 
| coor_pinpoint           = 
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = [[Germany]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[States of Germany|State]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]
| established_title       = 
| established_date        = 
| extinct_title           = Disestablished
| extinct_date            = 
| seat_type               = Region seat
| seat                    = [[Arnsberg]]
| leader_party             = [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
| leader_name              = Heinrich Böckelühr
| leader_title             = [[Regierungspräsident (Germany)|District President]]
| area_total_km2          = 8002.34
| population_footnotes    = {{#tag:ref| {{Population Germany|key=059|datref=QUELLE}} }}
| population_total        = {{Population Germany|key=059 }}
| population_as_of        = {{#time:j F Y|{{Population Germany|key=059|datref=STAND}} }} 
| population_density_km2  = auto
| demographics_type1       = GDP
| demographics1_footnotes  = <ref>{{cite web |  url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tgs00003/default/table?lang=en | title=EU regions by GDP, Eurostat|access-date=18 September 2023|website=www.ec.europa.eu}}</ref>
|demographics1_title1     = Total
|demographics1_info1      = €142.593 billion (2022)
| website                 = {{url|https://www.bezreg-arnsberg.nrw.de/}}
| registration_plate      = AR
}}
'''Arnsberg''' ({{IPA|de|ˈaʁnsbɛʁk}}) is one of the five [[Regierungsbezirk]]e of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]], located in the west-central part of the country. It covers the [[Sauerland]] hills as well as the east part of the [[Ruhr area]].

The region was founded in 1815 as a subdivision of the [[Prussia]]n [[Province of Westphalia]].

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''Kreise''<br/>(counties)
# [[Ennepe-Ruhr]]
# [[Hochsauerland]]
# [[Märkischer Kreis]]
# [[Olpe (district)|Olpe]]
# [[Siegen-Wittgenstein]]
# [[Soest (district)|Soest]]
# [[Unna (district)|Unna]]
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''Kreisfreie Städte''<br/>(independent cities)
# [[Bochum]]
# [[Dortmund]]
# [[Hagen]]
# [[Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia|Hamm]]
# [[Herne, Germany|Herne]]
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== Economy ==
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 124.8 billion € in 2018, accounting for 3.7% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 32,000 € or 106% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 95% of the EU average.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/10474907/1-05032020-AP-EN.pdf/81807e19-e4c8-2e53-c98a-933f5bf30f58|title=Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018|website=Eurostat}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category-inline|Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg}}
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}

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[[Category:NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union]]
[[Category:Westphalia]]
[[Category:Government regions of Prussia]]
[[Category:Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 1815]]
[[Category:1815 establishments in Prussia]]
[[Category:Government regions of Germany]]
[[Category:Arnsberg (region)| ]]


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