Amsterdam Metropolitan Area
| Amsterdam Metropolitan Area Metropoolregio Amsterdam | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan region | |||||
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| Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 4°54′00″E / 52.366667°N 4.9°ECoordinates: 52°22′00″N 4°54′00″E / 52.366667°N 4.9°E | |||||
| 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 (North Wing) of the larger polycentric Randstad metropolitan area and encompasses the city of Amsterdam, the Dutch provinces of North Holland and Flevoland, as well as 36 further municipalities within these 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
- provinces of North Holland and Flevoland,
- municipalities of Aalsmeer, Almere, Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Beemster, Beverwijk, Blaricum, Bloemendaal, Diemen, Edam-Volendam, Gooise Meren, Haarlem, Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude, Haarlemmermeer, Heemskerk, Heemstede, Hilversum, Huizen, Landsmeer, Laren, Lelystad, Oostzaan, Ouder-Amstel, Purmerend, Uitgeest, Uithoorn, Velsen, Waterland, Weesp, Wijdemeren, Wormerland, Zaanstad, and Zandvoort.
- Stadsregio Amsterdam
See also
- Randstad
- Haaglanden
- Rijnmond
- Drechtsteden
- Brabantse Stedenrij
- Metropolitan Region Eindhoven
- City Region Arnhem Nijmegen
Notes
- ↑ Amsterdam Urban Region (SG)[1]
Municipalities:
· Amsterdam
· Almere
· Zaanstad
· Haarlemmermeer
· Amstelveen
· Purmerend
· Diemen
· Waterland
· Wormerland
· Ouder-Amstel
· Landsmeer
· Oostzaan
· Muiden
· Zeevang - ↑ Amsterdam Agglomeration (GA)[2]
Municipalities:
· Amsterdam
· Zaanstad
· Amstelveen
· Diemen
· Wormerland
· Landsmeer
· Oostzaan - ↑ Municipality of Amsterdam[3]
Boroughs:
· Amsterdam-Centrum
· Amsterdam-Noord
· Amsterdam Nieuw-West
· Amsterdam-Oost
· Amsterdam-West
· Amsterdam Westpoort
· Amsterdam-Zuid
· Amsterdam-Zuidoost
References
- ↑ "Amsterdam (SG)". CBS. 2014.
Stadsgewest Amsterdam
- ↑ "Amsterdam (GA)". CBS. 2014.
Grootstedelijke Agglomeratie Amsterdam
- ↑ "Amsterdam". CBS. 2014.
Gemeente Amsterdam
- ↑ http://www.metropoolregioamsterdam.nl/background.html
External links
- Amsterdam metropolitan area
- Amsterdam metropolitan area 2030, promotional flyer for the future development of the metro area, City of Amsterdam
- Stadsregio Amsterdam
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