List of municipalities in South Holland

Map of South Holland (2015)

This is a list of municipalities in South Holland. South Holland is divided into 60 municipalities.

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One of South Holland's historical towns is Delft, a stronghold of tourism and of (mainly technical) science.

The Koornbrug (Grain Bridge) in Leiden, also a historical university city in South Holland.

Scheveningen is the Netherlands' most popular seaside resorts.

Zoetermeer, the third largest population centre in this province, was a typical South Holland village until the late 1960s.

A view of the newly built Zoetermeer town centre.

A canal at Dordrecht, which town is the oldest in Holland (North and South together) and has a rich history and culture.

The 15th century town hall of Gouda, another historically rich town in South Holland.

CBS-code	Municipality Gemeente	Population	Land area (km²)	Population density (/km²)
482	Alblasserdam	20,002	8.79	2,276
613	Albrandswaard	25,163	21.87	1,151
484	Alphen aan den Rijn	109,449	126.58	865
489	Barendrecht	48,474	19.83	2,444
585	Binnenmaas	29,136	69.26	421
1901	Bodegraven-Reeuwijk	33,839	75.69	447
501	Brielle	16,976	27.56	616
502	Capelle aan den IJssel	66,712	14.25	4,682
611	Cromstrijen	12,792	54.37	235
503	Delft	101,400	22.82	4,443
505	Dordrecht	118,450	79.01	1,499
689	Giessenlanden	14,539	63.57	229
1924	Goeree-Overflakkee	48,976	262.00	187
512	Gorinchem	36,233	18.92	1,915
513	Gouda	72,338	16.86	4,291
523	Hardinxveld-Giessendam	17,952	16.92	1,061
530	Hellevoetsluis	38,778	31.56	1,229
531	Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht	30,341	10.67	2,844
534	Hillegom	21,629	12.92	1,674
1884	Kaag en Braassem	26,593	63.39	420
537	Katwijk	64,787	24.54	2,640
588	Korendijk	11,059	77.26	143
542	Krimpen aan den IJssel	29,120	7.80	3,733
1931	Krimpenerwaard	55,472	161.3	344
1621	Lansingerland	60,904	54.28	1,122
545	Leerdam	21,030	33.79	622
546	Leiden	123,856	21.95	5,643
547	Leiderdorp	27,126	11.55	2,349
1916	Leidschendam-Voorburg	74,788	32.70	2,287
553	Lisse	22,743	15.69	1,450
556	Maassluis	32,493	8.49	3,827
1842	Midden-Delfland	19,244	47.35	406
1927	Molenwaard	29,281	118.29	248
569	Nieuwkoop	28,115	78.88	356
1930	Nissewaard	85,753	82.25	1,043
575	Noordwijk	25,944	35.48	731
576	Noordwijkerhout	16,491	22.61	729
579	Oegstgeest	23,810	7.30	3,262
584	Oud-Beijerland	24,275	18.75	1,295
590	Papendrecht	32,256	9.48	3,403
1926	Pijnacker-Nootdorp	53,420	37.36	1,430
597	Ridderkerk	45,743	23.74	1,927
603	Rijswijk	51,742	14.05	3,683
599	Rotterdam	635,389	208.80	3,043
606	Schiedam	77,920	18.02	4,324
610	Sliedrecht	24,993	12.83	1,948
617	Strijen	8,784	50.85	173
1525	Teylingen	36,441	28.55	1,276
518	The Hague	527,748	81.88	6,445
622	Vlaardingen	71,972	23.64	3,045
626	Voorschoten	25,422	11.16	2,278
627	Waddinxveen	27,213	27.90	975
629	Wassenaar	26,101	50.92	513
1783	Westland	106,752	79.53	1,342
614	Westvoorne	14,463	53.23	272
707	Zederik	13,951	73.73	189
637	Zoetermeer	124,971	34.55	3,617
638	Zoeterwoude	8,396	21.26	395
1892	Zuidplas	41,753	59.37	703
642	Zwijndrecht	44,454	20.35	2,184

Municipal reorganisations

Since 1840, South Holland has ceded three municipalities to the province of Utrecht: Oudewater in 1970, Woerden in 1989, and Vianen in 2002.

Municipal reorganisations since 2000:

On 1 January 2002 the municipalities of Pijnacker and Nootdorp were merged into the new municipality of Pijnacker-Nootdorp.
On 1 January 2002 the municipalities of Leidschendam and Voorburg were merged into the new municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg.
On 1 January 2003 the municipality of Heerjansdam was merged into the existing municipality of Zwijndrecht.
On 1 January 2004 the municipalities of De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, Naaldwijk and Wateringen were merged into the new municipality of Westland
On 1 January 2004 the municipalities of Maasland and Schipluiden were merged into the new municipality of Midden-Delfland.
On 1 January 2006 the municipalities of Sassenheim, Voorhout and Warmond were merged into the new municipality of Teylingen.
On 1 January 2006 the municipalities of Rijnsburg and Valkenburg were merged into the existing municipality of Katwijk.
On 1 January 2007 the municipalities of Liemeer and Ter Aar were merged into the existing municipality of Nieuwkoop.
On 1 January 2007 the municipalities of Bergschenhoek, Berkel en Rodenrijs and Bleiswijk were merged into the new municipality of Lansingerland.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality of 's-Gravendeel was merged into the existing municipality of Binnenmaas.
On 1 January 2009 the municipalities of Alkemade and Jacobswoude were merged into the new municipality of Kaag en Braassem.
On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Moordrecht, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel and Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle were merged into the new municipality of Zuidplas.
On 18 March 2010 the municipality of Rozenburg was merged into the existing municipality of Rotterdam.
On 1 January 2011 the municipalities of Bodegraven and Reeuwijk were merged into the new municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk.
On 1 January 2013 the municipalities of Graafstroom, Liesveld and Nieuw-Lekkerland were merged into the new municipality of Molenwaard.
On 1 January 2013 the municipalities of Dirksland, Goedereede, Middelharnis and Oostflakkee were merged into the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.
On 1 January 2014 the municipalities of Boskoop and Rijnwoude were merged into the existing municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn.
On 1 January 2015 the municipalities of Bergambacht, Nederlek, Ouderkerk, Schoonhoven and Vlist were merged into Krimpenerwaard.
On 1 January 2015 the municipalities of Bernisse and Spijkenisse were merged into Nissewaard.

References

Statistics Netherlands, http://www.cbs.nl

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Municipalities of South Holland
Alblasserdam Albrandswaard Alphen aan den Rijn Barendrecht Binnenmaas Bodegraven-Reeuwijk Brielle Capelle aan den IJssel Cromstrijen Delft Dordrecht Giessenlanden Goeree-Overflakkee Gorinchem Gouda Hardinxveld-Giessendam Hellevoetsluis Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht Hillegom Kaag en Braassem Katwijk Korendijk Krimpen aan den IJssel Krimpenerwaard Lansingerland Leerdam Leiden Leiderdorp Leidschendam-Voorburg Lisse Maassluis Midden-Delfland Molenwaard Nieuwkoop Nissewaard Noordwijk Noordwijkerhout Oegstgeest Oud-Beijerland Papendrecht Pijnacker-Nootdorp Ridderkerk Rijswijk Rotterdam Schiedam Sliedrecht Strijen Teylingen The Hague Vlaardingen Voorschoten Waddinxveen Wassenaar Westland Westvoorne Zederik Zoetermeer Zoeterwoude Zuidplas Zwijndrecht
See also Netherlands Provinces Municipalities

List of municipalities in South Holland

Table

Municipal reorganisations

See also

References