Zaanstad

Zaanstad
Municipality
Windmill Het Pink

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Zaanstad in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°26′N 4°49′E / 52.433°N 4.817°E / 52.433; 4.817Coordinates: 52°26′N 4°49′E / 52.433°N 4.817°E / 52.433; 4.817
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Established 1 January 1974
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Jan Hamming (PvdA)
Area[2]
 • Total 83.24 km2 (32.14 sq mi)
 • Land 73.88 km2 (28.53 sq mi)
 • Water 9.36 km2 (3.61 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 1 m (3 ft)
Population (August 2017)[4]
 • Total 154,442
 • Density 2,090/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode Parts of 1500 range
Area code 075
Website www.zaanstad.nl

Zaanstad [ˈzaːnstɑt] ( listen) is a Dutch municipality in the province of North Holland, situated northwest of Amsterdam. Its main city is Zaandam. It is part of the conurbation and metropolitan area of Amsterdam. It had a population of 154,442 in 2017

Population centres

Zaanstad windmill at the beginning of the 20th century
Dutch Topographic map of Zaanstad, 2014

The municipality of Zaanstad is also mainly a conurbation itself and consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Assendelft, Koog aan de Zaan, Krommenie, Westzaan, Wormerveer, Zaandam, Zaandijk. However, being surrounded by countryside and due to its relatively protracted shape that follows the river Zaan, a rural atmosphere is always nearby.

Railway stations in Zaanstad

Local government

The municipal council of Zaanstad consists of 39 seats, which are divided as follows:[5]

PvdA (8 seats), VVD (7), ZOG (4), SP (3), GroenLinks (3), D66 (3), CDA (2), TROTS (2), ROSA (2), ChristenUnie (1), Democratisch Zaanstad (1), POV (1), PvdIJ (1), Dissels (1).

Notable tourist attractions

Notable people from Zaanstad

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Zaanstad is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester mr. G.H. Faber (PvdA)" [Mayor G.H. Faber (PvdA)] (in Dutch). Gemeente Zaanstad. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 1506MZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "www.zaanstad.nl/bpo/raad/raadsleden/". Archived from the original on November 21, 2012.
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