Amsterdam metropolitan area

Metropolitan Region Amsterdam
Metropoolregio Amsterdam
Metropolitan region
From top down, left to right: Amsterdam,
Zaanse Schans, Haarlem and Schiphol
Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 4°54′00″E / 52.366667°N 4.9°E / 52.366667; 4.9Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 4°54′00″E / 52.366667°N 4.9°E / 52.366667; 4.9
Country  Netherlands
Provinces  North Holland
 Flevoland
Largest cities Amsterdam
Almere
Haarlem
Other municipalities Zaanstad, Haarlemmermeer, Hilversum, Amstelveen, Purmerend, Lelystad, Velsen, Gooise Meren, Huizen, Beverwijk, Heemskerk, Aalsmeer
Area
  Metropolitan region 2,580.26 km2 (996.24 sq mi)
  Urban[lower-alpha 1] 1,140.2 km2 (440.2 sq mi)
  Agglomeration[lower-alpha 2] 448.44 km2 (173.14 sq mi)
  Municipality[lower-alpha 3] 219.32 km2 (84.68 sq mi)
Population (2014)
  Metropolitan region 2,332,773
  Density 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
  Urban 1,575,263
  Urban density 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
  Agglomeration 1,112,165
  Agglomeration density 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
  Municipality 813,562
  Municipality density 3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)

The Amsterdam metropolitan area (Dutch: Metropoolregio Amsterdam) is the city region around the city of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. It lies in the Noordvleugel (English: "North Wing") of the larger polycentric Randstad metropolitan area and encompasses the city of Amsterdam, the provinces of North Holland and Flevoland, as well as 36 further municipalities within the two provinces,[4] with a total population of over 2.4 million inhabitants.

The administrative responsibility for the Amsterdam metropolitan area lies with the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area Central Administration (BKG).

Members

See also

Notes

  1. Amsterdam Urban Region (SG)[1]
    Municipalities: Amsterdam · Almere · Zaanstad · Haarlemmermeer · Amstelveen · Purmerend · Diemen · Waterland · Wormerland · Ouder-Amstel · Landsmeer · Oostzaan · Muiden · Zeevang
  2. Amsterdam Agglomeration (GA)[2]
    Municipalities: Amsterdam · Zaanstad · Amstelveen · Diemen · Wormerland · Landsmeer · Oostzaan
  3. Municipality of Amsterdam[3]
    Boroughs: Amsterdam-Centrum · Amsterdam-Noord · Amsterdam Nieuw-West · Amsterdam-Oost · Amsterdam-West · Amsterdam Westpoort · Amsterdam-Zuid · Amsterdam-Zuidoost

References

  1. "Amsterdam (SG)". CBS. 2014. Stadsgewest Amsterdam
  2. "Amsterdam (GA)". CBS. 2014. Grootstedelijke Agglomeratie Amsterdam
  3. "Amsterdam". CBS. 2014. Gemeente Amsterdam
  4. Official Website, accessed January 2018.
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