Upper Franconia

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Upper Franconia Oberfranken (German)
Regierungsbezirk
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Bavaria highlighting Upper Franconia
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Region seat	Bayreuth
Government
• District President	Florian Luderschmid
Area
• Total	7,230.19 km2 (2,791.59 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)[1]
• Total	1,077,349
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	€43.591 billion (2021)
Website	regierung.oberfranken.bayern.de

Upper Franconia (German: Oberfranken) is a Regierungsbezirk (administrative [Regierungs] region [bezirk]) of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia, the others being Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia, which are all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern (Bavaria).

With more than 200 independent breweries which brew approximately 1000 different types of beer, Upper Franconia has the world's highest brewery-density per capita. A special Franconian beer route (Fränkische Brauereistraße) runs through many popular breweries.