Bochum

Bochum
Coat of arms
Bochum
Coordinates: 51°28′55″N 07°12′57″E
Kintra	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. region	Arnsberg
Destrict	Urban destrict
Government
• Mayor	Ottilie Scholz (SPD)
Area
• Total	145.4 km2 (56.1 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	361,734
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	44701-44894
Diallin codes	0234, 02327
Vehicle registration	BO
Website	www.bochum.de

Bochum (German pronunciation: [ˈboːxʊm]; Westphalie: Baukem) is a ceety in North Rhine-Westphalie (NRW), wastren Germany. It is locatit in the Ruhr aurie an is surroondit bi the ceeties o Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten an Hattingen. Wi a population o nearly 375,000, it is the 16t maist muckle ceety in Germany.

Twin touns an sister ceeties

Bochum's twin touns are:

• Sheffield, Unitit Kinrick, syne 1950
• Oviedo, Spain, syne 1980
• Donetsk, Ukraine, syne 1987
• Nordhausen, Germany, syne 1990
• Xuzhou, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, syne 1994
• Ivybridge, Unitit Kinrick

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial Ceety o Bochum wabsteid