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City borough

Porz

Porz is a district in the south-east of Cologne and lends its name to the surrounding borough of the same name. It sits on the right bank of the Rhine, along the steep eastern shore of the Weiß river bend.

Source: Wikipedia

Porz
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Location of Porz within Cologne
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Inhabitants
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Inhabitants/km² · Cologne 2,716
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Households

Getting around

Rail
RE8RE9S12
Light rail (KVB)
7
Bus
151152154160161162165166

Source: Wikipedia

Compare with other boroughs

Tick areas — their values appear as coloured markers on the bars below.

Age structure

0–17 yrs17.5% · CGN 15.7% · Rank 3/9
18–30 yrs13.7% · CGN 16.1% · Rank 8/9
30–65 yrs47.2% · CGN 49.9% · Rank 8/9
65–80 yrs14.8% · CGN 12.5% · Rank 1/9
80+ yrs6.8% · CGN 5.8% · Rank 1/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Population & social

migration background50.1% · CGN 43.1% · Rank 3/9
foreign nationals23.3% · CGN 21.6% · Rank 4/9
unemployment rate9.9% · CGN 8.8% · Rank 4/9
on benefits (SGB II)7.3% · CGN 6.1% · Rank 4/9
employment rate59.6% · CGN 60.1% · Rank 5/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Households

single-person43.9% · CGN 51.9% · Rank 8/9
couples with children15.8% · CGN 13.7% · Rank 2/9
single parents4.8% · CGN 4% · Rank 4/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Land use

green space (total)48.4% · CGN 44.9% · Rank 3/9
parks6.9% · CGN 10.3% · Rank 9/9
forest23.1% · CGN 18.7% · Rank 3/9
water5.4% · CGN 4.8% · Rank 5/9
built-up26.1% · CGN 32.9% · Rank 8/9

Source: Cologne neighbourhood monitoring

Political leaning

NRW state election 2022, party-list votes — bars relative to the strongest result, percentages beside.

Tick areas — their values appear as coloured markers on the bars.

CDU31.6% · CGN 24.6% · Rank 2/9
Greens19% · CGN 30.6% · Rank 8/9
SPD27.7% · CGN 23.2% · Rank 1/9
AfD6.2% · CGN 3.6% · Rank 2/9
The Left2.5% · CGN 3.7% · Rank 8/9
FDP5.7% · CGN 6.4% · Rank 6/9
Volt1.2% · CGN 2.4% · Rank 8/9

Source: Election and structural data, Cologne geoportal

Per 10,000 inhabitants

Counts in the area, relative to population — fairly comparable.

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Family & everyday

Schools2.8 · CGN 3.2 · Rank 7/9
Daycare1.5 · CGN 1.6 · Rank 6/9
Playgrounds6.9 · CGN 6.4 · Rank 2/9
Libraries0.3 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 7/9
Supermarkets2.9 · CGN 3.4 · Rank 8/9
Weekly markets0.3 · CGN 0.4 · Rank 7/9

Health & mobility

Hospitals0.3 · CGN 0.3 · Rank 5/9
Pharmacies1.6 · CGN 2 · Rank 7/9
Transit stops1.9 · CGN 3.9 · Rank 8/9
Recycling points8.3 · CGN 9.5 · Rank 7/9
Drinking fountains0.4 · CGN 0.2 · Rank 2/9
EV charging4.3 · CGN 4.2 · Rank 4/9

Sources: City of Cologne open data & geoportal (schools, daycare, playgrounds, transit, hospitals, libraries) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL; pharmacies, supermarkets, markets, recycling, fountains, EV charging)

What's in this area

Counted within the boundary from open data — City of Cologne (geoportal/open data) and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Every number links to its source.

Districts in this borough

Porz15,433

Porz sits in the south-east of Cologne on the right bank of the Rhine and lent its name to the surrounding city district of the same name. The neighbourhood rises above the steep eastern bank of the …

Urbach13,062

Urbach is a district in the eastern part of Cologne's Porz borough. It stretches along the B 8 federal road between the neighbouring districts of Eil and Wahn.

Zündorf11,641

Zündorf is a district in the southern, right-bank part of Cologne and forms part of the borough of Porz. It thus belongs to the city's southern neighbourhoods on the eastern side of the Rhine.

Poll11,239

Poll sits on the right bank of the Rhine, southeast of the city centre, and was incorporated into Cologne together with Deutz in 1888. With the municipal reorganisation of 1975 it took on a special …

Eil9,471

Eil is a district in the southeast of Cologne and belongs to the borough of Porz. Covering 16.25 square kilometres, it is the largest of all Cologne's districts by area.

Wahnheide7,803

Wahnheide is a district of Cologne in the borough of Porz, situated in the south-east of the city.

Ensen7,636

Ensen is a district of Cologne situated on the right bank of the Rhine. It belongs to the borough of Porz.

Wahn7,239

Wahn is a district in the southeast of Cologne and forms part of the Porz city borough.

Finkenberg6,870

Finkenberg is a district in Cologne's Porz borough. Thanks to its small size it ranks among the city's tiniest districts, surpassed only by Mauenheim at 0.49 km².

Westhoven5,590

Westhoven is a district in the southeast of Cologne and is part of the Porz borough.

Grengel5,513

Grengel sits in the southeast of Cologne and is one of the sixteen districts that make up the borough of Porz. It began as a garden-city settlement in the early 1930s but was only formally established …

Lind3,638

Lind is a district in the southeast of Cologne and belongs to the city borough of Porz.

Langel3,582

Langel is a district in the south of Cologne, located on the right bank of the Rhine and part of the Porz borough.

Gremberghoven3,368

Gremberghoven is a district on the right bank of the Rhine in the southeast of Cologne and belongs to the borough of Porz. It has carried its present name since 1922, formed by combining the names of …

Elsdorf2,088

Elsdorf is a district in Cologne's Porz borough on the right bank of the Rhine. Both in terms of population and area, it is one of the smallest districts in the city.

Libur1,151

Libur is the southernmost district of Cologne and belongs to the borough of Porz. It has both the smallest population and the lowest population density of any district in the city.

The other boroughs

Chorweiler
Average age
43 (5.)
Employment
57.9% (8.)
Strongest party
CDU
Green space
60.5% (1.)
Ehrenfeld
Average age
42 (8.)
Employment
60.7% (4.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
30% (7.)
Innenstadt
Average age
43 (6.)
Employment
64% (1.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
14.7% (9.)
Kalk
Average age
42 (9.)
Employment
56.4% (9.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
51.4% (2.)
Lindenthal
Average age
43 (4.)
Employment
60.9% (3.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
42.2% (5.)
Mülheim
Average age
43 (7.)
Employment
58.8% (6.)
Strongest party
SPD
Green space
46.6% (4.)
Nippes
Average age
44 (3.)
Employment
62% (2.)
Strongest party
Grüne
Green space
28.2% (8.)
Rodenkirchen
Average age
44 (1.)
Employment
58.6% (7.)
Strongest party
CDU
Green space
41.7% (6.)

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