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Population

Bavaria has a population of 12,423,000 (2004 estimate) and a population density of 176 people per sq km (456 people per sq mi; as of 2004). Munich is the capital of the state and has a population of 1,249,200 (2005 estimate). Other important towns and cities are: Augsburg (population, 2005 estimate, 260,400); Erlangen (2005 estimate, 102,600); Fürth (2005 estimate, 112,500); Ingolstadt (2005 estimate, 120,200); Nuremberg (2005 estimate, 495,300); Regensburg (2005 estimate, 128,900); and Würzburg (2005 estimate, 133,500). The inhabitants of Bavaria are largely Roman Catholic (around 67 per cent).