The sixteen constituent states of Germany are divided into a total of 401 administrative Kreis or Landkreis; these consist of 294 rural districts ( or – the latter in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein only), and 107 urban districts ( or, in Baden-Württemberg only, – cities that constitute districts in their own right). List Historical Administrative divisions of East Germany Administrative divisions of Nazi Germany See also Districts of Germany States of Germany List of rural districts with populations and area List of urban districts with populations and area References Districts Districts