| Native Name: | German: Regierungsbezirk Detmold |
| Native Name Lang: | de |
| Settlement Type: | Regierungsbezirk |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Germany |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Extinct Title: | Disestablished |
| Seat Type: | Region seat |
| Seat: | Detmold |
| Leader Party: | CDU |
| Leader Name: | Anna Bölling |
| Leader Title: | District President |
| Area Total Km2: | 6518.14 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | GDP |
| Demographics1 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics1 Info1: | €90.176 billion (2022) |
| Website: | www.brdt.nrw.de |
Regierungsbezirk Detmold (pronounced as /de/) is one of the five German: [[Regierungsbezirk]]e of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north-east of the state. It is congruent with region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL, East Westphalia–Lippe).
The Regierungsbezirk was created in 1947 when the former state of Lippe was incorporated into North Rhine-Westphalia by merging the former Regierungsbezirk Minden with the territory of Lippe-Detmold. The Regierungsbezirk Minden dates back to 1815, when the municipality type German: Regierungsbezirk was created initially.
The Regierungsbezirk Detmold is located in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia and therefore it forms the area where the German low mountains are divided from the North German Plain. As the Regierungsbezirk has an expanse of circa 6,500 km², it is one fifth of the area of North Rhine-Westphalia. North and east of the Regierungsbezirk is the German state of Lower Saxony, south there is the state of Hesse. At the western border is the Regierungsbezirk of Arnsberg and the Regierungsbezirk of Münster.
The administration is located in Detmold in the district of Lippe.
The Regierungsbezirk consists of six districts with 69 municipalities, and of one district-free city.
The Regierungsbezirk Detmold has two historical roots:
The gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 77.7 billion € in 2018, accounting for 2.3% of German economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 34,700 € or 115% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 97% of the EU average.[2]