List of municipalities of the Netherlands

Map of municipalities of the Netherlands after the mergers of 1 January 2016

There are 390 regular municipalities (gemeenten) and 3 public bodies (openbare lichamen), also referred to as special municipalities (bijzondere gemeenten), in the Netherlands. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces. Their duties are delegated to them by the central government and they are ruled by a municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical purposes.

These municipalities come in a wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest at 7.84 km² (3.03 sq mi) and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with an area of 841.56 km² (324.93 sq mi). Schiermonnikoog is both the least populous municipality and has the lowest population density with 938 inhabitants for a density of 21/km² (54/sq mi). Amsterdam has the highest population with 810,909 residents, whereas The Hague is most densely populated with a density of 6,131/km² (15,880/sq mi).

Municipal status

As a second level administrative division municipalities are the third tier of public administration in the Netherlands after the central government and the provinces.^[1][2] The Netherlands is a decentralized unitary state, which means that the central government is supreme and delegates certain tasks to lower levels of government by law.^[3] The different levels do, however, make work agreements, which give municipalities a certain degree of independence in their policy decisions. Municipalities are responsible for a wide variety of public services, which include land-use planning, public housing, management and maintenance of local roads, waste management and social security.^[4] After the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010 three special municipalities (officially public bodies) were formed. These municipalities function the same as regular municipalities and are grouped together as the Caribbean Netherlands and are not part of a province.^[5]

The municipalities are governed by both a board of mayor and aldermen and a municipal council. The municipal council, which is titled island council in the special municipalities, is elected every four years.^[6] The number of members in the council ranges from nine members for the smallest municipalities to forty-five members for the largest.^[7] It is the highest administrative body in the municipality and controls public policy. The executive power lies with the executive board, which consists of a mayor, titled lieutenant governor in the special municipalities, and multiple aldermen, titled island deputies in the special municipalities. The mayor is appointed for six years at a time by the crown and the alderman are elected by the municipal council, typically after each municipal election.^[8] The mayor is responsible for public order and is the first in command during emergencies, all other tasks are distributed freely between mayor and aldermen. The exact portfolio for each person differs between each municipality.^[5][9][10]

Historical number of municipalities Year No. ±% 1850 1,209 —     1900 1,121 −7.3% 1950 1,015 −9.5% 2000 537 −47.1% 2016 390 −27.4% Source: Ekamper et al. (2003),[11] CBS[12]

Official municipal boundaries were first drawn up in 1832 in the Netherlands after a cadastre was formed. The Municipalities Act of 1851, written by prime minister Thorbecke, led to the disappearance of small municipalities. Throughout the years, less populous municipalities have been merged. They were either added to the larger neighbouring cities or multiple smaller municipalities merged into a larger new municipality with a new name. The number of municipalities reduced from 1,209 in 1850 to 537 in 2000; as of 2014 there are 403 municipalities. During this time, multiple mergers occurred simultaneously in large parts of individual provinces; the municipal boundaries were basically redrawn in these regions.^[11][12][13] In the 19th and large parts of the 20th century, municipal mergers were forced by the central government. This policy changed in the end of the 20th century; local support for the merger is now a large part of the decision-making process. The larger, merged municipalities are intended to handle an increasing workload because more public services are delegated from higher levels of government to the municipalities. Another reason for municipal mergers is the assumption that larger municipalities are more efficient in performing their tasks than smaller ones.^[13][14]

Municipalities have the right to decentralize themselves and form submunicipalities as an additional level of government. This right and the submunicipalities will cease to exist in the near future to reduce the number of levels of government.^[15] Only Amsterdam,^[16] where the districts are called stadsdelen, and Rotterdam,^[17] where the districts are called deelgemeenten, consist of such formal subdivisions. The Hague,^[18] Almere,^[19] Breda, Eindhoven,^[20] Enschede, Groningen,^[21] Nijmegen^[22] and Utrecht have instituted stadsdelen as well, although they do not have the same legal submunicipal status. For administrative use by municipalities and data collection by Statistics Netherlands all municipalities are subdivided into districts (wijken), which in turn are subdivided into neighbourhoods (buurten).^[23] These subdivisions have, in contrast to the submunicipalities, no formal status. As of 2012, the municipalities in the Netherlands were subdivided into 2,621 districts and 11,896 neighbourhoods.^[24]

Municipalities

Regular municipalities

Municipality	CBS code[12]	Province	Population[lower-alpha 1][25]	Population density[lower-alpha 2][26]	Area[lower-alpha 3][26]	Map
Aa en Hunze	1680	Drenthe	25,333	93 /km^2 (241 /sq mi)	278.88 km^2 (107.68 sq mi)
Aalburg	0738	North Brabant	12,859	253 /km^2 (655 /sq mi)	53.17 km^2 (20.53 sq mi)
Aalsmeer	0358	North Holland	30,792	1,486 /km^2 (3,849 /sq mi)	32.29 km^2 (12.47 sq mi)
Aalten	0197	Gelderland	27,030	283 /km^2 (733 /sq mi)	97.03 km^2 (37.46 sq mi)
Achtkarspelen	0059	Friesland	28,002	274 /km^2 (710 /sq mi)	103.98 km^2 (40.15 sq mi)
Alblasserdam	0482	South Holland	19,822	2,216 /km^2 (5,739 /sq mi)	10.06 km^2 (3.88 sq mi)
Albrandswaard	0613	South Holland	25,044	1,143 /km^2 (2,960 /sq mi)	23.76 km^2 (9.17 sq mi)
Alkmaar	0361	North Holland	94,906	3,222 /km^2 (8,345 /sq mi)	31.2 km^2 (12.05 sq mi)
Almelo	0141	Overijssel	72,435	1,079 /km^2 (2,795 /sq mi)	69.41 km^2 (26.8 sq mi)
Almere	0034	Flevoland	196,156	1,490 /km^2 (3,859 /sq mi)	248.77 km^2 (96.05 sq mi)
Alphen aan den Rijn	0484	South Holland	106,809	844 /km^2 (2,190 /sq mi)	132.49 km^2 (51.15 sq mi)
Alphen-Chaam	1723	North Brabant	9,712	102 /km^2 (264 /sq mi)	93.51 km^2 (36.1 sq mi)
Ameland	0060	Friesland	3,565	60 /km^2 (155 /sq mi)	268.5 km^2 (103.67 sq mi)
Amersfoort	0307	Utrecht	150,943	2,358 /km^2 (6,107 /sq mi)	63.86 km^2 (24.66 sq mi)
Amstelveen	0362	North Holland	85,135	2,011 /km^2 (5,208 /sq mi)	44.08 km^2 (17.02 sq mi)
Amsterdam	0363	North Holland	810,909	4,767 /km^2 (12,346 /sq mi)	219.32 km^2 (84.68 sq mi)
Apeldoorn	0200	Gelderland	157,535	462 /km^2 (1,197 /sq mi)	341.15 km^2 (131.72 sq mi)
Appingedam	0003	Groningen	12,049	507 /km^2 (1,313 /sq mi)	24.58 km^2 (9.49 sq mi)
Arnhem	0202	Gelderland	150,817	1,523 /km^2 (3,945 /sq mi)	101.54 km^2 (39.2 sq mi)
Assen	0106	Drenthe	67,209	820 /km^2 (2,124 /sq mi)	83.45 km^2 (32.22 sq mi)
Asten	0743	North Brabant	16,479	234 /km^2 (606 /sq mi)	71.34 km^2 (27.54 sq mi)
Baarle-Nassau	0744	North Brabant	6,617	88 /km^2 (228 /sq mi)	76.21 km^2 (29.42 sq mi)
Baarn	0308	Utrecht	24,344	749 /km^2 (1,940 /sq mi)	33.01 km^2 (12.75 sq mi)
Barendrecht	0489	South Holland	47,375	2,373 /km^2 (6,146 /sq mi)	21.73 km^2 (8.39 sq mi)
Barneveld	0203	Gelderland	54,176	304 /km^2 (787 /sq mi)	176.69 km^2 (68.22 sq mi)
Bedum	0005	Groningen	10,475	236 /km^2 (611 /sq mi)	44.96 km^2 (17.36 sq mi)
Beek	0888	Limburg	16,268	783 /km^2 (2,028 /sq mi)	21.03 km^2 (8.12 sq mi)
Beemster	0370	North Holland	8,919	124 /km^2 (321 /sq mi)	72.07 km^2 (27.83 sq mi)
Beesel	0889	Limburg	13,593	488 /km^2 (1,264 /sq mi)	29.15 km^2 (11.25 sq mi)
Bellingwedde	0007	Groningen	8,908	86 /km^2 (223 /sq mi)	110.08 km^2 (42.5 sq mi)
Berg en Dal	1945	Gelderland	18,956	428 /km^2 (1,109 /sq mi)	44.14 km^2 (17.04 sq mi)
Bergeijk	1724	North Brabant	18,250	179 /km^2 (464 /sq mi)	101.73 km^2 (39.28 sq mi)
Bergen (LI)	0893	Limburg	13,230	128 /km^2 (332 /sq mi)	108.48 km^2 (41.88 sq mi)
Bergen (NH)	0373	North Holland	30,075	316 /km^2 (818 /sq mi)	119.46 km^2 (46.12 sq mi)
Bergen op Zoom	0748	North Brabant	66,423	826 /km^2 (2,139 /sq mi)	93.13 km^2 (35.96 sq mi)
Berkelland	1859	Gelderland	44,650	174 /km^2 (451 /sq mi)	260.53 km^2 (100.59 sq mi)
Bernheze	1721	North Brabant	29,703	332 /km^2 (860 /sq mi)	90.41 km^2 (34.91 sq mi)
Best	0753	North Brabant	28,594	836 /km^2 (2,165 /sq mi)	35.1 km^2 (13.55 sq mi)
Beuningen	0209	Gelderland	25,254	582 /km^2 (1,507 /sq mi)	47.09 km^2 (18.18 sq mi)
Beverwijk	0375	North Holland	40,052	2,172 /km^2 (5,625 /sq mi)	20.09 km^2 (7.76 sq mi)
Bildt, hethet Bildt	0063	Friesland	10,633	117 /km^2 (303 /sq mi)	116.48 km^2 (44.97 sq mi)
Bilt, DeDe Bilt	0310	Utrecht	42,013	635 /km^2 (1,645 /sq mi)	67.13 km^2 (25.92 sq mi)
Binnenmaas	0585	South Holland	28,682	418 /km^2 (1,083 /sq mi)	75.57 km^2 (29.18 sq mi)
Bladel	1728	North Brabant	19,825	260 /km^2 (673 /sq mi)	75.62 km^2 (29.2 sq mi)
Blaricum	0376	North Holland	9,112	813 /km^2 (2,106 /sq mi)	15.56 km^2 (6.01 sq mi)
Bloemendaal	0377	North Holland	22,077	555 /km^2 (1,437 /sq mi)	45.18 km^2 (17.44 sq mi)
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk	1901	South Holland	32,986	434 /km^2 (1,124 /sq mi)	88.64 km^2 (34.22 sq mi)
Boekel	0755	North Brabant	10,089	289 /km^2 (749 /sq mi)	34.52 km^2 (13.33 sq mi)
Boer, TenTen Boer	0009	Groningen	7,465	165 /km^2 (427 /sq mi)	45.73 km^2 (17.66 sq mi)
Borger-Odoorn	1681	Drenthe	25,633	94 /km^2 (243 /sq mi)	277.89 km^2 (107.29 sq mi)
Borne	0147	Overijssel	21,901	830 /km^2 (2,150 /sq mi)	26.16 km^2 (10.1 sq mi)
Borsele	0654	Zeeland	22,592	160 /km^2 (414 /sq mi)	194.52 km^2 (75.1 sq mi)
Boxmeer	0756	North Brabant	28,135	255 /km^2 (660 /sq mi)	113.84 km^2 (43.95 sq mi)
Boxtel	0757	North Brabant	30,325	475 /km^2 (1,230 /sq mi)	64.85 km^2 (25.04 sq mi)
Breda	0758	North Brabant	179,999	1,400 /km^2 (3,626 /sq mi)	128.68 km^2 (49.68 sq mi)
Brielle	0501	South Holland	16,306	583 /km^2 (1,510 /sq mi)	31.14 km^2 (12.02 sq mi)
Bronckhorst	1876	Gelderland	36,941	132 /km^2 (342 /sq mi)	286.42 km^2 (110.59 sq mi)
Brummen	0213	Gelderland	21,169	254 /km^2 (658 /sq mi)	85.01 km^2 (32.82 sq mi)
Brunssum	0899	Limburg	28,914	1,697 /km^2 (4,395 /sq mi)	17.34 km^2 (6.7 sq mi)
Bunnik	0312	Utrecht	14,619	391 /km^2 (1,013 /sq mi)	37.57 km^2 (14.51 sq mi)
Bunschoten	0313	Utrecht	20,547	664 /km^2 (1,720 /sq mi)	34.81 km^2 (13.44 sq mi)
Buren	0214	Gelderland	25,995	193 /km^2 (500 /sq mi)	142.92 km^2 (55.18 sq mi)
Capelle aan den IJssel	0502	South Holland	66,177	4,640 /km^2 (12,018 /sq mi)	15.4 km^2 (5.95 sq mi)
Castricum	0383	North Holland	34,244	694 /km^2 (1,797 /sq mi)	60.37 km^2 (23.31 sq mi)
Coevorden	0109	Drenthe	35,771	121 /km^2 (313 /sq mi)	299.69 km^2 (115.71 sq mi)
Cranendonck	1706	North Brabant	20,388	267 /km^2 (692 /sq mi)	78.05 km^2 (30.14 sq mi)
Cromstrijen	0611	South Holland	12,748	235 /km^2 (609 /sq mi)	70.33 km^2 (27.15 sq mi)
Cuijk	1684	North Brabant	24,780	481 /km^2 (1,246 /sq mi)	57.07 km^2 (22.03 sq mi)
Culemborg	0216	Gelderland	27,579	939 /km^2 (2,432 /sq mi)	31.14 km^2 (12.02 sq mi)
Dalfsen	0148	Overijssel	27,655	166 /km^2 (430 /sq mi)	166.52 km^2 (64.29 sq mi)
Dantumadiel	1891	Friesland	19,035	226 /km^2 (585 /sq mi)	87.53 km^2 (33.8 sq mi)
Delft	0503	South Holland	99,973	4,324 /km^2 (11,199 /sq mi)	24.06 km^2 (9.29 sq mi)
Delfzijl	0010	Groningen	25,686	198 /km^2 (513 /sq mi)	227.5 km^2 (87.84 sq mi)
Deurne	0762	North Brabant	31,669	271 /km^2 (702 /sq mi)	118.36 km^2 (45.7 sq mi)
Deventer	0150	Overijssel	98,327	752 /km^2 (1,948 /sq mi)	134.33 km^2 (51.87 sq mi)
Diemen	0384	North Holland	25,980	2,080 /km^2 (5,387 /sq mi)	14.04 km^2 (5.42 sq mi)
Dinkelland	1774	Overijssel	25,937	148 /km^2 (383 /sq mi)	176.82 km^2 (68.27 sq mi)
Doesburg	0221	Gelderland	11,449	1,002 /km^2 (2,595 /sq mi)	12.96 km^2 (5 sq mi)
Doetinchem	0222	Gelderland	56,350	711 /km^2 (1,841 /sq mi)	79.66 km^2 (30.76 sq mi)
Dongen	0766	North Brabant	25,389	861 /km^2 (2,230 /sq mi)	29.72 km^2 (11.47 sq mi)
Dongeradeel	0058	Friesland	24,183	145 /km^2 (376 /sq mi)	266.92 km^2 (103.06 sq mi)
Dordrecht	0505	South Holland	118,716	1,504 /km^2 (3,895 /sq mi)	99.47 km^2 (38.41 sq mi)
Drechterland	0498	North Holland	19,257	327 /km^2 (847 /sq mi)	80.74 km^2 (31.17 sq mi)
Drimmelen	1719	North Brabant	26,705	277 /km^2 (717 /sq mi)	119.43 km^2 (46.11 sq mi)
Dronten	0303	Flevoland	40,451	121 /km^2 (313 /sq mi)	423.89 km^2 (163.66 sq mi)
Druten	0225	Gelderland	18,206	482 /km^2 (1,248 /sq mi)	42.46 km^2 (16.39 sq mi)
Duiven	0226	Gelderland	25,580	752 /km^2 (1,948 /sq mi)	35.19 km^2 (13.59 sq mi)
Echt-Susteren	1711	Limburg	31,940	312 /km^2 (808 /sq mi)	104.53 km^2 (40.36 sq mi)
Edam-Volendam	0385	North Holland	28,934	1,760 /km^2 (4,558 /sq mi)	24.78 km^2 (9.57 sq mi)
Ede	0228	Gelderland	110,657	342 /km^2 (886 /sq mi)	318.62 km^2 (123.02 sq mi)
Eemnes	0317	Utrecht	8,773	284 /km^2 (736 /sq mi)	33.7 km^2 (13.01 sq mi)
Eemsmond	1651	Groningen	15,910	86 /km^2 (223 /sq mi)	543.35 km^2 (209.79 sq mi)
Eersel	0770	North Brabant	18,201	220 /km^2 (570 /sq mi)	83.33 km^2 (32.17 sq mi)
Eijsden-Margraten	1903	Limburg	24,980	323 /km^2 (837 /sq mi)	78.32 km^2 (30.24 sq mi)
Eindhoven	0772	North Brabant	220,782	2,476 /km^2 (6,413 /sq mi)	88.87 km^2 (34.31 sq mi)
Elburg	0230	Gelderland	22,658	351 /km^2 (909 /sq mi)	65.91 km^2 (25.45 sq mi)
Emmen	0114	Drenthe	108,003	324 /km^2 (839 /sq mi)	346.25 km^2 (133.69 sq mi)
Enkhuizen	0388	North Holland	18,395	1,471 /km^2 (3,810 /sq mi)	116.25 km^2 (44.88 sq mi)
Enschede	0153	Overijssel	158,542	1,121 /km^2 (2,903 /sq mi)	142.72 km^2 (55.1 sq mi)
Epe	0232	Gelderland	32,352	208 /km^2 (539 /sq mi)	157.37 km^2 (60.76 sq mi)
Ermelo	0233	Gelderland	26,080	305 /km^2 (790 /sq mi)	87.33 km^2 (33.72 sq mi)
Etten-Leur	0777	North Brabant	42,351	760 /km^2 (1,968 /sq mi)	55.92 km^2 (21.59 sq mi)
Ferwerderadiel	1722	Friesland	8,771	90 /km^2 (233 /sq mi)	133.18 km^2 (51.42 sq mi)
Franekeradeel	0070	Friesland	20,437	200 /km^2 (518 /sq mi)	109.17 km^2 (42.15 sq mi)
De Fryske Marren	1940	Friesland	51,223	142 /km^2 (370 /sq mi)	559.93 km^2 (216.19 sq mi)
Geertruidenberg	0779	North Brabant	21,597	806 /km^2 (2,088 /sq mi)	29.64 km^2 (11.44 sq mi)
Geldermalsen	0236	Gelderland	26,339	263 /km^2 (681 /sq mi)	101.73 km^2 (39.28 sq mi)
Geldrop-Mierlo	1771	North Brabant	38,854	1,247 /km^2 (3,230 /sq mi)	31.39 km^2 (12.12 sq mi)
Gemert-Bakel	1652	North Brabant	29,354	237 /km^2 (614 /sq mi)	123.34 km^2 (47.62 sq mi)
Gennep	0907	Limburg	17,285	364 /km^2 (943 /sq mi)	50.42 km^2 (19.47 sq mi)
Giessenlanden	0689	South Holland	14,423	228 /km^2 (591 /sq mi)	65.11 km^2 (25.14 sq mi)
Gilze en Rijen	0784	North Brabant	26,013	391 /km^2 (1,013 /sq mi)	65.66 km^2 (25.35 sq mi)
Goeree-Overflakkee	1924	South Holland	48,233	184 /km^2 (480 /sq mi)	422.34 km^2 (163.07 sq mi)
Goes	0664	Zeeland	36,977	398 /km^2 (1,031 /sq mi)	101.92 km^2 (39.35 sq mi)
Goirle	0785	North Brabant	23,060	542 /km^2 (1,404 /sq mi)	42.34 km^2 (16.35 sq mi)
Gooise Meren	1942	North Holland
Gorinchem	0512	South Holland	35,252	1,855 /km^2 (4,804 /sq mi)	21.93 km^2 (8.47 sq mi)
Gouda	0513	South Holland	70,923	4,225 /km^2 (10,943 /sq mi)	18.11 km^2 (6.99 sq mi)
Grave	0786	North Brabant	12,696	471 /km^2 (1,220 /sq mi)	28.03 km^2 (10.82 sq mi)
Hague, TheThe Hague	0518	South Holland	508,592	6,131 /km^2 (15,879 /sq mi)	98.12 km^2 (37.88 sq mi)
Groningen	0014	Groningen	198,108	2,474 /km^2 (6,408 /sq mi)	83.75 km^2 (32.34 sq mi)
Grootegast	0015	Groningen	12,193	141 /km^2 (365 /sq mi)	87.74 km^2 (33.88 sq mi)
Gulpen-Wittem	1729	Limburg	14,492	198 /km^2 (513 /sq mi)	73.35 km^2 (28.32 sq mi)
Haaksbergen	0158	Overijssel	24,357	233 /km^2 (603 /sq mi)	105.5 km^2 (40.73 sq mi)
Haaren	0788	North Brabant	13,578	236 /km^2 (611 /sq mi)	58.56 km^2 (22.61 sq mi)
Haarlem	0392	North Holland	155,205	5,195 /km^2 (13,455 /sq mi)	32.09 km^2 (12.39 sq mi)
Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude	0393	North Holland	5,547	284 /km^2 (736 /sq mi)	21.19 km^2 (8.18 sq mi)
Haarlemmermeer	0394	North Holland	144,166	806 /km^2 (2,088 /sq mi)	185.29 km^2 (71.54 sq mi)
Halderberge	1655	North Brabant	29,379	393 /km^2 (1,018 /sq mi)	75.21 km^2 (29.04 sq mi)
Hardenberg	0160	Overijssel	59,592	190 /km^2 (492 /sq mi)	317.14 km^2 (122.45 sq mi)
Harderwijk	0243	Gelderland	45,741	1,177 /km^2 (3,048 /sq mi)	48.27 km^2 (18.64 sq mi)
Hardinxveld-Giessendam	0523	South Holland	17,736	1,043 /km^2 (2,701 /sq mi)	19.35 km^2 (7.47 sq mi)
Haren	0017	Groningen	18,790	405 /km^2 (1,049 /sq mi)	50.73 km^2 (19.59 sq mi)
Harlingen	0072	Friesland	15,810	633 /km^2 (1,639 /sq mi)	387.67 km^2 (149.68 sq mi)
Hattem	0244	Gelderland	11,742	511 /km^2 (1,323 /sq mi)	24.16 km^2 (9.33 sq mi)
Heemskerk	0396	North Holland	39,092	1,441 /km^2 (3,732 /sq mi)	31.67 km^2 (12.23 sq mi)
Heemstede	0397	North Holland	26,320	2,848 /km^2 (7,376 /sq mi)	9.64 km^2 (3.72 sq mi)
Heerde	0246	Gelderland	18,515	232 /km^2 (601 /sq mi)	80.42 km^2 (31.05 sq mi)
Heerenveen	0074	Friesland	49,388	273 /km^2 (710 /sq mi)	187.76 km^2 (72.49 sq mi)
Heerhugowaard	0398	North Holland	53,246	1,367 /km^2 (3,541 /sq mi)	39.99 km^2 (15.44 sq mi)
Heerlen	0917	Limburg	88,202	1,977 /km^2 (5,120 /sq mi)	45.53 km^2 (17.58 sq mi)
Heeze-Leende	1658	North Brabant	15,376	148 /km^2 (383 /sq mi)	105.04 km^2 (40.56 sq mi)
Heiloo	0399	North Holland	22,626	1,211 /km^2 (3,136 /sq mi)	19.01 km^2 (7.34 sq mi)
Helder, DenDen Helder	0400	North Holland	56,553	1,261 /km^2 (3,266 /sq mi)	178.8 km^2 (69.04 sq mi)
Hellendoorn	0163	Overijssel	35,697	259 /km^2 (671 /sq mi)	138.99 km^2 (53.66 sq mi)
Hellevoetsluis	0530	South Holland	38,918	1,250 /km^2 (3,237 /sq mi)	46.27 km^2 (17.86 sq mi)
Helmond	0794	North Brabant	89,346	1,668 /km^2 (4,320 /sq mi)	54.75 km^2 (21.14 sq mi)
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht	0531	South Holland	28,952	2,648 /km^2 (6,858 /sq mi)	11.9 km^2 (4.59 sq mi)
Hengelo	0164	Overijssel	80,975	1,329 /km^2 (3,442 /sq mi)	61.83 km^2 (23.87 sq mi)
's-Hertogenbosch	0796	North Brabant	143,745	1,680 /km^2 (4,351 /sq mi)	91.79 km^2 (35.44 sq mi)
Heumen	0252	Gelderland	16,342	412 /km^2 (1,067 /sq mi)	41.54 km^2 (16.04 sq mi)
Heusden	0797	North Brabant	43,180	547 /km^2 (1,417 /sq mi)	81.22 km^2 (31.36 sq mi)
Hillegom	0534	South Holland	20,987	1,613 /km^2 (4,178 /sq mi)	13.48 km^2 (5.2 sq mi)
Hilvarenbeek	0798	North Brabant	15,082	159 /km^2 (412 /sq mi)	96.49 km^2 (37.25 sq mi)
Hilversum	0402	North Holland	86,574	1,875 /km^2 (4,856 /sq mi)	46.35 km^2 (17.9 sq mi)
Hof van Twente	1735	Overijssel	34,987	167 /km^2 (433 /sq mi)	215.41 km^2 (83.17 sq mi)
Hollands Kroon	1911	North Holland	47,501	133 /km^2 (344 /sq mi)	662.2 km^2 (255.68 sq mi)
Hoogeveen	0118	Drenthe	54,680	430 /km^2 (1,114 /sq mi)	129.25 km^2 (49.9 sq mi)
Hoogezand-Sappemeer	0018	Groningen	34,360	521 /km^2 (1,349 /sq mi)	72.99 km^2 (28.18 sq mi)
Hoorn	0405	North Holland	71,741	3,519 /km^2 (9,114 /sq mi)	53.25 km^2 (20.56 sq mi)
Horst aan de Maas	1507	Limburg	41,718	222 /km^2 (575 /sq mi)	191.92 km^2 (74.1 sq mi)
Houten	0321	Utrecht	48,427	872 /km^2 (2,258 /sq mi)	58.99 km^2 (22.78 sq mi)
Huizen	0406	North Holland	41,239	2,629 /km^2 (6,809 /sq mi)	23.32 km^2 (9 sq mi)
Hulst	0677	Zeeland	27,402	137 /km^2 (355 /sq mi)	251.82 km^2 (97.23 sq mi)
IJsselstein	0353	Utrecht	34,268	1,620 /km^2 (4,196 /sq mi)	21.68 km^2 (8.37 sq mi)
Kaag en Braassem	1884	South Holland	25,758	406 /km^2 (1,052 /sq mi)	72.24 km^2 (27.89 sq mi)
Kampen	0166	Overijssel	51,069	355 /km^2 (919 /sq mi)	161.79 km^2 (62.47 sq mi)
Kapelle	0678	Zeeland	12,508	334 /km^2 (865 /sq mi)	49.63 km^2 (19.16 sq mi)
Katwijk	0537	South Holland	62,825	2,546 /km^2 (6,594 /sq mi)	31.13 km^2 (12.02 sq mi)
Kerkrade	0928	Limburg	46,773	2,159 /km^2 (5,592 /sq mi)	22.13 km^2 (8.54 sq mi)
Koggenland	1598	North Holland	22,473	278 /km^2 (720 /sq mi)	84.13 km^2 (32.48 sq mi)
Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland	0079	Friesland	12,856	118 /km^2 (306 /sq mi)	116.35 km^2 (44.92 sq mi)
Korendijk	0588	South Holland	10,693	140 /km^2 (363 /sq mi)	100.47 km^2 (38.79 sq mi)
Krimpen aan den IJssel	0542	South Holland	28,814	3,681 /km^2 (9,534 /sq mi)	8.95 km^2 (3.46 sq mi)
Krimpenerwaard	1931	South Holland	54,287	337 /km^2 ( /sq mi)	161.3 km^2 ( sq mi)
Laarbeek	1659	North Brabant	21,815	390 /km^2 (1,010 /sq mi)	56.17 km^2 (21.69 sq mi)
Landerd	1685	North Brabant	15,262	214 /km^2 (554 /sq mi)	70.71 km^2 (27.3 sq mi)
Landgraaf	0882	Limburg	37,530	1,549 /km^2 (4,012 /sq mi)	24.66 km^2 (9.52 sq mi)
Landsmeer	0415	North Holland	10,457	458 /km^2 (1,186 /sq mi)	26.5 km^2 (10.23 sq mi)
Langedijk	0416	North Holland	26,984	1,123 /km^2 (2,909 /sq mi)	27.03 km^2 (10.44 sq mi)
Lansingerland	1621	South Holland	57,188	1,018 /km^2 (2,637 /sq mi)	56.37 km^2 (21.76 sq mi)
Laren	0417	North Holland	10,846	915 /km^2 (2,370 /sq mi)	12.41 km^2 (4.79 sq mi)
Leek	0022	Groningen	19,607	307 /km^2 (795 /sq mi)	64.28 km^2 (24.82 sq mi)
Leerdam	0545	South Holland	20,586	612 /km^2 (1,585 /sq mi)	34.42 km^2 (13.29 sq mi)
Leeuwarden	0080	Friesland	108,113	713 /km^2 (1,850 /sq mi)	166.99 km^2 (64.48 sq mi)
Leeuwarderadeel	0081	Friesland	10,275	253 /km^2 (655 /sq mi)	41.46 km^2 (16.01 sq mi)
Leiden	0546	South Holland	121,199	5,409 /km^2 (14,009 /sq mi)	23.27 km^2 (8.98 sq mi)
Leiderdorp	0547	South Holland	26,788	2,313 /km^2 (5,991 /sq mi)	12.28 km^2 (4.74 sq mi)
Leidschendam-Voorburg	1916	South Holland	73,392	2,214 /km^2 (5,734 /sq mi)	35.62 km^2 (13.75 sq mi)
Lelystad	0995	Flevoland	76,170	325 /km^2 (842 /sq mi)	765.45 km^2 (295.54 sq mi)
Leudal	1640	Limburg	36,213	224 /km^2 (580 /sq mi)	164.89 km^2 (63.66 sq mi)
Leusden	0327	Utrecht	28,967	493 /km^2 (1,277 /sq mi)	58.89 km^2 (22.74 sq mi)
Lingewaal	0733	Gelderland	11,059	216 /km^2 (559 /sq mi)	54.49 km^2 (21.04 sq mi)
Lingewaard	1705	Gelderland	45,814	735 /km^2 (1,904 /sq mi)	69.14 km^2 (26.7 sq mi)
Lisse	0553	South Holland	22,376	1,435 /km^2 (3,717 /sq mi)	16.05 km^2 (6.2 sq mi)
Littenseradiel	0140	Friesland	10,929	84 /km^2 (218 /sq mi)	132.64 km^2 (51.21 sq mi)
Lochem	0262	Gelderland	33,268	156 /km^2 (404 /sq mi)	215.94 km^2 (83.37 sq mi)
Loon op Zand	0809	North Brabant	23,104	460 /km^2 (1,191 /sq mi)	50.71 km^2 (19.58 sq mi)
Lopik	0331	Utrecht	14,000	185 /km^2 (479 /sq mi)	78.98 km^2 (30.49 sq mi)
Loppersum	0024	Groningen	10,181	93 /km^2 (241 /sq mi)	111.99 km^2 (43.24 sq mi)
Losser	0168	Overijssel	22,619	229 /km^2 (593 /sq mi)	99.61 km^2 (38.46 sq mi)
Maasdriel	0263	Gelderland	24,197	364 /km^2 (943 /sq mi)	75.46 km^2 (29.14 sq mi)
Maasgouw	1641	Limburg	23,888	526 /km^2 (1,362 /sq mi)	57.99 km^2 (22.39 sq mi)
Maassluis	0556	South Holland	32,097	3,751 /km^2 (9,715 /sq mi)	10.12 km^2 (3.91 sq mi)
Maastricht	0935	Limburg	122,331	2,131 /km^2 (5,519 /sq mi)	60.03 km^2 (23.18 sq mi)
Marne, DeDe Marne	1663	Groningen	10,205	62 /km^2 (161 /sq mi)	240.33 km^2 (92.79 sq mi)
Marum	0025	Groningen	10,350	161 /km^2 (417 /sq mi)	64.89 km^2 (25.05 sq mi)
Medemblik	0420	North Holland	43,331	354 /km^2 (917 /sq mi)	257.56 km^2 (99.44 sq mi)
Meerssen	0938	Limburg	19,259	716 /km^2 (1,854 /sq mi)	27.64 km^2 (10.67 sq mi)
Menameradiel	1908	Friesland	13,653	200 /km^2 (518 /sq mi)	70.03 km^2 (27.04 sq mi)
Menterwolde	1987	Groningen	12,250	154 /km^2 (399 /sq mi)	81.62 km^2 (31.51 sq mi)
Meppel	0119	Drenthe	32,875	585 /km^2 (1,515 /sq mi)	57.03 km^2 (22.02 sq mi)
Middelburg	0687	Zeeland	47,660	984 /km^2 (2,549 /sq mi)	53.04 km^2 (20.48 sq mi)
Midden-Delfland	1842	South Holland	18,449	385 /km^2 (997 /sq mi)	49.38 km^2 (19.07 sq mi)
Midden-Drenthe	1731	Drenthe	33,368	98 /km^2 (254 /sq mi)	345.87 km^2 (133.54 sq mi)
Mill en Sint Hubert	0815	North Brabant	10,843	209 /km^2 (541 /sq mi)	53.17 km^2 (20.53 sq mi)
Moerdijk	1709	North Brabant	36,775	229 /km^2 (593 /sq mi)	184.03 km^2 (71.05 sq mi)
Molenwaard	1927	South Holland	29,043	246 /km^2 (640 /sq mi)	126.47 km^2 (48.83 sq mi)
Montferland	1955	Gelderland	34,985	332 /km^2 (860 /sq mi)	106.63 km^2 (41.17 sq mi)
Montfoort	0335	Utrecht	13,639	361 /km^2 (935 /sq mi)	38.2 km^2 (14.75 sq mi)
Mook en Middelaar	0944	Limburg	7,783	453 /km^2 (1,173 /sq mi)	18.81 km^2 (7.26 sq mi)
Neder-Betuwe	1740	Gelderland	22,591	373 /km^2 (966 /sq mi)	68.16 km^2 (26.32 sq mi)
Nederweert	0946	Limburg	16,773	167 /km^2 (433 /sq mi)	101.78 km^2 (39.3 sq mi)
Neerijnen	0304	Gelderland	12,022	181 /km^2 (469 /sq mi)	72.9 km^2 (28.15 sq mi)
Nieuwegein	0356	Utrecht	61,017	2,566 /km^2 (6,646 /sq mi)	25.65 km^2 (9.9 sq mi)
Nieuwkoop	0569	South Holland	27,114	342 /km^2 (886 /sq mi)	91.16 km^2 (35.2 sq mi)
Nijkerk	0267	Gelderland	40,600	578 /km^2 (1,497 /sq mi)	72.1 km^2 (27.84 sq mi)
Nijmegen	0268	Gelderland	168,499	3,081 /km^2 (7,980 /sq mi)	57.6 km^2 (22.24 sq mi)
Nissewaard	1930	South Holland	85,083	1034 /km^2 ( /sq mi)	98.74 km^2 ( sq mi)
Noord-Beveland	1695	Zeeland	7,508	88 /km^2 (228 /sq mi)	121.51 km^2 (46.92 sq mi)
Noordenveld	1699	Drenthe	31,110	154 /km^2 (399 /sq mi)	205.32 km^2 (79.27 sq mi)
Noordoostpolder	0171	Flevoland	46,372	101 /km^2 (262 /sq mi)	595.43 km^2 (229.9 sq mi)
Noordwijk	0575	South Holland	25,689	719 /km^2 (1,862 /sq mi)	51.45 km^2 (19.86 sq mi)
Noordwijkerhout	0576	South Holland	15,982	692 /km^2 (1,792 /sq mi)	23.42 km^2 (9.04 sq mi)
Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten	0820	North Brabant	22,596	669 /km^2 (1,733 /sq mi)	33.94 km^2 (13.1 sq mi)
Nunspeet	0302	Gelderland	26,707	207 /km^2 (536 /sq mi)	129.53 km^2 (50.01 sq mi)
Nuth	0951	Limburg	15,577	473 /km^2 (1,225 /sq mi)	33.13 km^2 (12.79 sq mi)
Oegstgeest	0579	South Holland	22,855	3,123 /km^2 (8,089 /sq mi)	7.97 km^2 (3.08 sq mi)
Oirschot	0823	North Brabant	17,989	175 /km^2 (453 /sq mi)	102.84 km^2 (39.71 sq mi)
Oisterwijk	0824	North Brabant	25,835	403 /km^2 (1,044 /sq mi)	65.13 km^2 (25.15 sq mi)
Oldambt	1895	Groningen	38,558	172 /km^2 (445 /sq mi)	295.96 km^2 (114.27 sq mi)
Oldebroek	0269	Gelderland	22,824	233 /km^2 (603 /sq mi)	98.84 km^2 (38.16 sq mi)
Oldenzaal	0173	Overijssel	32,152	1,493 /km^2 (3,867 /sq mi)	21.95 km^2 (8.47 sq mi)
Olst-Wijhe	1773	Overijssel	17,760	155 /km^2 (401 /sq mi)	118.37 km^2 (45.7 sq mi)
Ommen	0175	Overijssel	17,370	97 /km^2 (251 /sq mi)	182.01 km^2 (70.27 sq mi)
Onderbanken	0881	Limburg	7,882	376 /km^2 (974 /sq mi)	21.24 km^2 (8.2 sq mi)
Oost Gelre	1586	Gelderland	29,648	274 /km^2 (710 /sq mi)	110.12 km^2 (42.52 sq mi)
Oosterhout	0826	North Brabant	53,733	756 /km^2 (1,958 /sq mi)	73.09 km^2 (28.22 sq mi)
Ooststellingwerf	0085	Friesland	25,672	115 /km^2 (298 /sq mi)	226.11 km^2 (87.3 sq mi)
Oostzaan	0431	North Holland	9,154	789 /km^2 (2,044 /sq mi)	16.08 km^2 (6.21 sq mi)
Opmeer	0432	North Holland	11,374	274 /km^2 (710 /sq mi)	41.94 km^2 (16.19 sq mi)
Opsterland	0086	Friesland	29,894	133 /km^2 (344 /sq mi)	227.64 km^2 (87.89 sq mi)
Oss	0828	North Brabant	85,039	555 /km^2 (1,437 /sq mi)	159.87 km^2 (61.73 sq mi)
Oud-Beijerland	0584	South Holland	23,727	1,249 /km^2 (3,235 /sq mi)	19.61 km^2 (7.57 sq mi)
Oude IJsselstreek	1509	Gelderland	39,614	292 /km^2 (756 /sq mi)	137.94 km^2 (53.26 sq mi)
Ouder-Amstel	0437	North Holland	13,255	548 /km^2 (1,419 /sq mi)	25.78 km^2 (9.95 sq mi)
Oudewater	0589	Utrecht	9,868	252 /km^2 (653 /sq mi)	40.1 km^2 (15.48 sq mi)
Overbetuwe	1734	Gelderland	46,653	423 /km^2 (1,096 /sq mi)	115.08 km^2 (44.43 sq mi)
Papendrecht	0590	South Holland	32,140	3,380 /km^2 (8,754 /sq mi)	10.79 km^2 (4.17 sq mi)
Peel en Maas	1894	Limburg	43,298	271 /km^2 (702 /sq mi)	161.35 km^2 (62.3 sq mi)
Pekela	0765	Groningen	12,733	262 /km^2 (679 /sq mi)	50.2 km^2 (19.38 sq mi)
Pijnacker-Nootdorp	1926	South Holland	51,068	1,341 /km^2 (3,473 /sq mi)	38.61 km^2 (14.91 sq mi)
Purmerend	0439	North Holland	79,552	3,389 /km^2 (8,777 /sq mi)	24.56 km^2 (9.48 sq mi)
Putten	0273	Gelderland	24,044	280 /km^2 (725 /sq mi)	87.41 km^2 (33.75 sq mi)
Raalte	0177	Overijssel	36,526	214 /km^2 (554 /sq mi)	172.29 km^2 (66.52 sq mi)
Reimerswaal	0703	Zeeland	21,915	213 /km^2 (552 /sq mi)	242.42 km^2 (93.6 sq mi)
Renkum	0274	Gelderland	31,577	687 /km^2 (1,779 /sq mi)	47.23 km^2 (18.24 sq mi)
Renswoude	0339	Utrecht	4,928	262 /km^2 (679 /sq mi)	18.51 km^2 (7.15 sq mi)
Reusel-De Mierden	1667	North Brabant	12,728	162 /km^2 (420 /sq mi)	78.64 km^2 (30.36 sq mi)
Rheden	0275	Gelderland	43,563	533 /km^2 (1,380 /sq mi)	84.35 km^2 (32.57 sq mi)
Rhenen	0340	Utrecht	19,123	453 /km^2 (1,173 /sq mi)	43.76 km^2 (16.9 sq mi)
Ridderkerk	0597	South Holland	45,207	1,904 /km^2 (4,931 /sq mi)	25.26 km^2 (9.75 sq mi)
Rijnwaarden	0196	Gelderland	10,926	276 /km^2 (715 /sq mi)	48.08 km^2 (18.56 sq mi)
Rijssen-Holten	1742	Overijssel	37,696	399 /km^2 (1,033 /sq mi)	94.38 km^2 (36.44 sq mi)
Rijswijk	0603	South Holland	47,680	3,344 /km^2 (8,661 /sq mi)	14.49 km^2 (5.59 sq mi)
Roerdalen	1669	Limburg	20,808	239 /km^2 (619 /sq mi)	88.7 km^2 (34.25 sq mi)
Roermond	0957	Limburg	57,030	923 /km^2 (2,391 /sq mi)	71.1 km^2 (27.45 sq mi)
Ronde Venen, DeDe Ronde Venen	0736	Utrecht	42,648	426 /km^2 (1,103 /sq mi)	116.98 km^2 (45.17 sq mi)
Roosendaal	1674	North Brabant	76,930	728 /km^2 (1,886 /sq mi)	107.16 km^2 (41.37 sq mi)
Rotterdam	0599	South Holland	618,467	2,952 /km^2 (7,646 /sq mi)	325.79 km^2 (125.79 sq mi)
Rozendaal	0277	Gelderland	1,500	54 /km^2 (140 /sq mi)	27.92 km^2 (10.78 sq mi)
Rucphen	0840	North Brabant	22,213	347 /km^2 (899 /sq mi)	64.47 km^2 (24.89 sq mi)
Schagen	0441	North Holland	46,016	273 /km^2 (707 /sq mi)	187.28 km^2 (72.31 sq mi)
Scherpenzeel	0279	Gelderland	9,496	679 /km^2 (1,759 /sq mi)	13.81 km^2 (5.33 sq mi)
Schiedam	0606	South Holland	76,487	4,230 /km^2 (10,956 /sq mi)	19.86 km^2 (7.67 sq mi)
Schiermonnikoog	0088	Friesland	938	21 /km^2 (54 /sq mi)	199.07 km^2 (76.86 sq mi)
Schijndel	0844	North Brabant	23,360	554 /km^2 (1,435 /sq mi)	41.66 km^2 (16.09 sq mi)
Schinnen	0962	Limburg	12,961	549 /km^2 (1,422 /sq mi)	24.12 km^2 (9.31 sq mi)
Schouwen-Duiveland	1676	Zeeland	33,821	148 /km^2 (383 /sq mi)	488.21 km^2 (188.5 sq mi)
Simpelveld	0965	Limburg	10,844	681 /km^2 (1,764 /sq mi)	16.02 km^2 (6.19 sq mi)
Sint Anthonis	1702	North Brabant	11,696	119 /km^2 (308 /sq mi)	99.76 km^2 (38.52 sq mi)
Sint-Michielsgestel	0845	North Brabant	28,186	481 /km^2 (1,246 /sq mi)	59.34 km^2 (22.91 sq mi)
Sint-Oedenrode	0846	North Brabant	17,944	278 /km^2 (720 /sq mi)	64.94 km^2 (25.07 sq mi)
Sittard-Geleen	1883	Limburg	93,806	1,196 /km^2 (3,098 /sq mi)	80.53 km^2 (31.09 sq mi)
Sliedrecht	0610	South Holland	24,528	1,888 /km^2 (4,890 /sq mi)	14.01 km^2 (5.41 sq mi)
Slochteren	0040	Groningen	15,535	103 /km^2 (267 /sq mi)	158.87 km^2 (61.34 sq mi)
Sluis	1714	Zeeland	23,795	85 /km^2 (220 /sq mi)	307.16 km^2 (118.6 sq mi)
Smallingerland	0090	Friesland	55,496	469 /km^2 (1,215 /sq mi)	126.17 km^2 (48.71 sq mi)
Soest	0342	Utrecht	45,430	986 /km^2 (2,554 /sq mi)	46.43 km^2 (17.93 sq mi)
Someren	0847	North Brabant	18,700	231 /km^2 (598 /sq mi)	81.5 km^2 (31.47 sq mi)
Son en Breugel	0848	North Brabant	16,241	610 /km^2 (1,580 /sq mi)	26.51 km^2 (10.24 sq mi)
Stadskanaal	0037	Groningen	32,793	280 /km^2 (725 /sq mi)	119.94 km^2 (46.31 sq mi)
Staphorst	0180	Overijssel	16,365	121 /km^2 (313 /sq mi)	135.69 km^2 (52.39 sq mi)
Stede Broec	0532	North Holland	21,474	1,467 /km^2 (3,800 /sq mi)	16.37 km^2 (6.32 sq mi)
Steenbergen	0851	North Brabant	23,409	159 /km^2 (412 /sq mi)	159.14 km^2 (61.44 sq mi)
Steenwijkerland	1708	Overijssel	43,372	150 /km^2 (388 /sq mi)	321.59 km^2 (124.17 sq mi)
Stein	0971	Limburg	25,348	1,211 /km^2 (3,136 /sq mi)	22.62 km^2 (8.73 sq mi)
Stichtse Vecht	1904	Utrecht	63,823	655 /km^2 (1,696 /sq mi)	106.82 km^2 (41.24 sq mi)
Strijen	0617	South Holland	8,678	174 /km^2 (451 /sq mi)	57.7 km^2 (22.28 sq mi)
Súdwest-Fryslân	1900	Friesland	84,258	183 /km^2 (470 /sq mi)	841.56 km^2 (324.93 sq mi)
Terneuzen	0715	Zeeland	54,711	218 /km^2 (565 /sq mi)	317.76 km^2 (122.69 sq mi)
Terschelling	0093	Friesland	4,769	55 /km^2 (142 /sq mi)	673.99 km^2 (260.23 sq mi)
Texel	0448	North Holland	13,566	85 /km^2 (220 /sq mi)	463.16 km^2 (178.83 sq mi)
Teylingen	1525	South Holland	35,723	1,250 /km^2 (3,237 /sq mi)	33.49 km^2 (12.93 sq mi)
Tholen	0716	Zeeland	25,398	174 /km^2 (451 /sq mi)	254 km^2 (98.07 sq mi)
Tiel	0281	Gelderland	41,729	1,287 /km^2 (3,333 /sq mi)	34.81 km^2 (13.44 sq mi)
Tilburg	0855	North Brabant	210,382	1,770 /km^2 (4,584 /sq mi)	119.18 km^2 (46.02 sq mi)
Tubbergen	0183	Overijssel	21,216	144 /km^2 (373 /sq mi)	147.44 km^2 (56.93 sq mi)
Twenterand	1700	Overijssel	33,939	319 /km^2 (826 /sq mi)	108.14 km^2 (41.75 sq mi)
Tynaarlo	1730	Drenthe	32,506	225 /km^2 (583 /sq mi)	147.7 km^2 (57.03 sq mi)
Tytsjerksteradiel	0737	Friesland	31,980	215 /km^2 (557 /sq mi)	161.41 km^2 (62.32 sq mi)
Uden	0856	North Brabant	40,934	609 /km^2 (1,577 /sq mi)	67.53 km^2 (26.07 sq mi)
Uitgeest	0450	North Holland	13,242	672 /km^2 (1,740 /sq mi)	22.29 km^2 (8.61 sq mi)
Uithoorn	0451	North Holland	28,407	1,552 /km^2 (4,020 /sq mi)	19.42 km^2 (7.5 sq mi)
Urk	0184	Flevoland	19,487	1,644 /km^2 (4,258 /sq mi)	109.91 km^2 (42.44 sq mi)
Utrecht	0344	Utrecht	328,577	3,353 /km^2 (8,684 /sq mi)	99.21 km^2 (38.31 sq mi)
Utrechtse Heuvelrug	1581	Utrecht	47,939	365 /km^2 (945 /sq mi)	134.09 km^2 (51.77 sq mi)
Vaals	0981	Limburg	9,682	409 /km^2 (1,059 /sq mi)	23.87 km^2 (9.22 sq mi)
Valkenburg aan de Geul	0994	Limburg	16,668	461 /km^2 (1,194 /sq mi)	36.92 km^2 (14.25 sq mi)
Valkenswaard	0858	North Brabant	30,353	557 /km^2 (1,443 /sq mi)	56.49 km^2 (21.81 sq mi)
Veendam	0047	Groningen	27,795	367 /km^2 (951 /sq mi)	78.68 km^2 (30.38 sq mi)
Veenendaal	0345	Utrecht	63,207	3,222 /km^2 (8,345 /sq mi)	19.72 km^2 (7.61 sq mi)
Veere	0717	Zeeland	21,882	165 /km^2 (427 /sq mi)	206.63 km^2 (79.78 sq mi)
Veghel	0860	North Brabant	37,550	480 /km^2 (1,243 /sq mi)	78.92 km^2 (30.47 sq mi)
Veldhoven	0861	North Brabant	44,136	1,383 /km^2 (3,582 /sq mi)	31.93 km^2 (12.33 sq mi)
Velsen	0453	North Holland	67,231	1,503 /km^2 (3,893 /sq mi)	63.05 km^2 (24.34 sq mi)
Venlo	0983	Limburg	100,381	800 /km^2 (2,072 /sq mi)	128.99 km^2 (49.8 sq mi)
Venray	0984	Limburg	43,120	263 /km^2 (681 /sq mi)	165 km^2 (63.71 sq mi)
Vianen	0620	Utrecht	19,573	499 /km^2 (1,292 /sq mi)	42.39 km^2 (16.37 sq mi)
Vlaardingen	0622	South Holland	71,059	3,005 /km^2 (7,783 /sq mi)	26.69 km^2 (10.31 sq mi)
Vlagtwedde	0048	Groningen	15,899	97 /km^2 (251 /sq mi)	170.55 km^2 (65.85 sq mi)
Vlieland	0096	Friesland	1,097	31 /km^2 (80 /sq mi)	315.8 km^2 (121.93 sq mi)
Vlissingen	0718	Zeeland	44,450	1,302 /km^2 (3,372 /sq mi)	344.83 km^2 (133.14 sq mi)
Voerendaal	0986	Limburg	12,447	402 /km^2 (1,041 /sq mi)	31.52 km^2 (12.17 sq mi)
Voorschoten	0626	South Holland	24,941	2,179 /km^2 (5,644 /sq mi)	11.56 km^2 (4.46 sq mi)
Voorst	0285	Gelderland	23,801	193 /km^2 (500 /sq mi)	126.47 km^2 (48.83 sq mi)
Vught	0865	North Brabant	25,626	770 /km^2 (1,994 /sq mi)	34.44 km^2 (13.3 sq mi)
Waalre	0866	North Brabant	16,804	737 /km^2 (1,909 /sq mi)	22.66 km^2 (8.75 sq mi)
Waalwijk	0867	North Brabant	46,515	719 /km^2 (1,862 /sq mi)	67.65 km^2 (26.12 sq mi)
Waddinxveen	0627	South Holland	25,520	906 /km^2 (2,347 /sq mi)	29.4 km^2 (11.35 sq mi)
Wageningen	0289	Gelderland	37,511	1,215 /km^2 (3,147 /sq mi)	32.36 km^2 (12.49 sq mi)
Wassenaar	0629	South Holland	25,786	506 /km^2 (1,311 /sq mi)	62.37 km^2 (24.08 sq mi)
Waterland	0852	North Holland	17,154	326 /km^2 (844 /sq mi)	115.66 km^2 (44.66 sq mi)
Weert	0988	Limburg	48,727	466 /km^2 (1,207 /sq mi)	105.52 km^2 (40.74 sq mi)
Weesp	0457	North Holland	18,231	879 /km^2 (2,277 /sq mi)	21.83 km^2 (8.43 sq mi)
Werkendam	0870	North Brabant	26,400	253 /km^2 (655 /sq mi)	121.76 km^2 (47.01 sq mi)
West Maas en Waal	0668	Gelderland	18,391	237 /km^2 (614 /sq mi)	85.21 km^2 (32.9 sq mi)
Westerveld	1701	Drenthe	18,902	69 /km^2 (179 /sq mi)	282.74 km^2 (109.17 sq mi)
Westervoort	0293	Gelderland	15,147	2,168 /km^2 (5,615 /sq mi)	7.84 km^2 (3.03 sq mi)
Westland	1783	South Holland	103,335	1,282 /km^2 (3,320 /sq mi)	90.58 km^2 (34.97 sq mi)
Weststellingwerf	0098	Friesland	25,487	117 /km^2 (303 /sq mi)	228.45 km^2 (88.21 sq mi)
Westvoorne	0614	South Holland	13,977	261 /km^2 (676 /sq mi)	97.48 km^2 (37.64 sq mi)
Wierden	0189	Overijssel	23,906	251 /km^2 (650 /sq mi)	95.39 km^2 (36.83 sq mi)
Wijchen	0296	Gelderland	41,010	613 /km^2 (1,588 /sq mi)	69.56 km^2 (26.86 sq mi)
Wijdemeren	1696	North Holland	23,170	487 /km^2 (1,261 /sq mi)	76.36 km^2 (29.48 sq mi)
Wijk bij Duurstede	0352	Utrecht	23,031	485 /km^2 (1,256 /sq mi)	50.25 km^2 (19.4 sq mi)
Winsum	0053	Groningen	13,843	138 /km^2 (357 /sq mi)	102.53 km^2 (39.59 sq mi)
Winterswijk	0294	Gelderland	28,873	210 /km^2 (544 /sq mi)	138.81 km^2 (53.59 sq mi)
Woensdrecht	0873	North Brabant	21,654	237 /km^2 (614 /sq mi)	91.91 km^2 (35.49 sq mi)
Woerden	0632	Utrecht	50,607	560 /km^2 (1,450 /sq mi)	92.92 km^2 (35.88 sq mi)
Wolden, DeDe Wolden	1690	Drenthe	23,592	106 /km^2 (275 /sq mi)	226.35 km^2 (87.39 sq mi)
Wormerland	0880	North Holland	15,751	407 /km^2 (1,054 /sq mi)	45.18 km^2 (17.44 sq mi)
Woudenberg	0351	Utrecht	12,386	329 /km^2 (852 /sq mi)	36.82 km^2 (14.22 sq mi)
Woudrichem	0874	North Brabant	14,407	292 /km^2 (756 /sq mi)	51.7 km^2 (19.96 sq mi)
Zaanstad	0479	North Holland	150,911	2,007 /km^2 (5,198 /sq mi)	83.24 km^2 (32.14 sq mi)
Zaltbommel	0297	Gelderland	27,207	336 /km^2 (870 /sq mi)	89.04 km^2 (34.38 sq mi)
Zandvoort	0473	North Holland	16,588	519 /km^2 (1,344 /sq mi)	43.97 km^2 (16.98 sq mi)
Zederik	0707	South Holland	13,661	182 /km^2 (471 /sq mi)	76.5 km^2 (29.54 sq mi)
Zeewolde	0050	Flevoland	21,543	86 /km^2 (223 /sq mi)	268.86 km^2 (103.81 sq mi)
Zeist	0355	Utrecht	61,337	1,262 /km^2 (3,269 /sq mi)	48.65 km^2 (18.78 sq mi)
Zevenaar	0299	Gelderland	32,254	609 /km^2 (1,577 /sq mi)	58 km^2 (22.39 sq mi)
Zoetermeer	0637	South Holland	123,614	3,540 /km^2 (9,169 /sq mi)	37.05 km^2 (14.31 sq mi)
Zoeterwoude	0638	South Holland	8,089	384 /km^2 (995 /sq mi)	21.96 km^2 (8.48 sq mi)
Zuidhorn	0056	Groningen	18,767	149 /km^2 (386 /sq mi)	128.37 km^2 (49.56 sq mi)
Zuidplas	1892	South Holland	40,878	685 /km^2 (1,774 /sq mi)	62.42 km^2 (24.1 sq mi)
Zundert	0879	North Brabant	21,374	176 /km^2 (456 /sq mi)	121.17 km^2 (46.78 sq mi)
Zutphen	0301	Gelderland	47,154	1,150 /km^2 (2,978 /sq mi)	42.93 km^2 (16.58 sq mi)
Zwartewaterland	1896	Overijssel	22,148	267 /km^2 (692 /sq mi)	87.86 km^2 (33.92 sq mi)
Zwijndrecht	0642	South Holland	44,546	2,187 /km^2 (5,664 /sq mi)	22.77 km^2 (8.79 sq mi)
Zwolle	0193	Overijssel	123,211	1,091 /km^2 (2,826 /sq mi)	119.36 km^2 (46.09 sq mi)

Special municipalities

Municipality	Capital	Population[lower-alpha 4][27]	Population density[lower-alpha 5]	Area[lower-alpha 6][28]	Map
Bonaire	Kralendijk	17,408	60/km^2 (160/sq mi)	288 km^2 (111 sq mi)
Saba	The Bottom	1,991	153/km^2 (400/sq mi)	13 km^2 (5.0 sq mi)
Sint Eustatius	Oranjestad	3,897	186/km^2 (480/sq mi)	21 km^2 (8.1 sq mi)

See also

• Association of Netherlands Municipalities
• Municipal politics in the Netherlands

Notes

1. Population as of January 2014
2. Population density as of 2012
3. Area as of 2012
4. Population as of January 2013
5. The population density is calculated by dividing the population by the area for each special municipality.
6. Area as of 2012

References

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External links

• List of municipalities on official Dutch government site