Map of Wuppertal, Germany

Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 360,797. It lies at 51.2563°N, 7.1482°E. Wuppertal is about 452 km (281 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Remscheid, 9 km to the south.

Wuppertal at a glance

Where is Wuppertal?

• The 17th largest city in Germany by recorded population.
• The 7th largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 52 min on the shortest day to 16 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Wuppertal

• Remscheid — 9 km south
• Solingen — 10 km southwest
• Velbert — 11 km northwest
• Mettmann — 12 km west
• Wermelskirchen — 14 km south
• Hattingen — 16 km north
• Erkrath — 17 km west
• Hilden — 18 km southwest
• Ratingen — 21 km west
• Langenfeld — 22 km southwest

Largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia

• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Duisburg — 504,358
• Bochum — 385,729
• Bielefeld — 331,906
• Bonn — 330,579
• Münster — 308,258
• Gelsenkirchen — 270,028

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.