Hanover Region

District in Lower Saxony, Germany District in Lower Saxony, GermanyHanoverDistrict FlagCoat of armsCountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyCapitalHanoverGovernment • District admin.Steffen Krach (SPD)Area • Total2,290 km2 (880 sq mi)Population (31 December 2024) • Total1,140,888 • Density498/km2 (1,290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Vehicle registrationHWebsitewww.hannover.de/Leben-in-der-Region-Hannover/Verwaltungen-Kommunen/Die-Verwaltung-der-Region-Hannover Hanover Region (German: Region Hannover) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Heidekreis, Celle, Gifhorn, Peine, Hildesheim, Hameln-Pyrmont, Schaumburg and Nienburg. The Hanover Region district has a unique legal status among the districts of Lower Saxony. It includes the city of Hanover (the state capital) which has the same privileges as a kreisfreie Stadt, a city that is not part of a district. As a consequence, the district is much larger in population than any other district of the state. Its administrative body is the regional parliament (Regionsparlament), headed by the regional president (Regionspräsident), which since