Amsterdam metropolitan area
Greater Amsterdam
Metropoolregio Amsterdam | |
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| Metropolitan Region Amsterdam | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate) | |
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| Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 4°54′00″E / 52.366667°N 4.9°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Provinces | North Holland Flevoland |
| Core city | Amsterdam |
| Satellite cities | Almere, Haarlem, Zaanstad, Haarlemmermeer, Hilversum, Amstelveen, Purmerend, Lelystad, Velsen, Gooise Meren, Huizen, Beverwijk, Heemskerk, Aalsmeer |
| Area | |
| 2,580.26 km2 (996.24 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,140.2 km2 (440.2 sq mi) |
| • Agglomeration[b] | 448.44 km2 (173.14 sq mi) |
| • Municipality[c] | 219.32 km2 (84.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| 2,520,000 | |
| • Density | 980/km2 (2,500/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 | 871,873 |
| • Municipality density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Amsterdammer |
| GDP | |
| • Metropolitan region | €201.100 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area codes | 020, 036, 023, 075, 0252, 0297, 0299, 0320, 0294, 035, 0251, |
| GeoTLD | .amsterdam |
| Website | www |
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The Metropolitan Region Amsterdam (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,[5] with a total population of over 2.5 million inhabitants.
The administrative responsibility for the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam lies with the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam Central Administration (BKG).
Members
[edit]- Provinces of North Holland and Flevoland
- Municipalities of Aalsmeer, Almere, Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Beemster, Beverwijk, Blaricum, Bloemendaal, Diemen, Edam-Volendam, Gooise Meren, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Heemskerk, Heemstede, Hilversum, Huizen, Landsmeer, Laren, Lelystad, Oostzaan, Ouder-Amstel, Purmerend, Uitgeest, Uithoorn, Velsen, Waterland, Wijdemeren, Wormerland, Zaanstad and Zandvoort
See also
[edit]- Randstad
- Haaglanden
- Rijnmond
- Drechtsteden
- Brabantse Stedenrij
- Metropoolregio Eindhoven
- City Region Arnhem Nijmegen
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "Amsterdam (SG)". CBS. 2014.
Stadsgewest Amsterdam
- ^ "Amsterdam (GA)". CBS. 2014.
Grootstedelijke Agglomeratie Amsterdam
- ^ "Amsterdam". CBS. 2014.
Gemeente Amsterdam
- ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
- ^ Official Website, accessed January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Metropolitan Region Amsterdam (MRA)
- Metropolitan Region Amsterdam 2030, promotional flyer for the future development of the metro area, City of Amsterdam
- * Vervoerregio Amsterdam
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