Amsterdam metropolitan area
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Metropolitan region in Netherlands
Greater Amsterdam
Metropoolregio Amsterdam | |
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| Metropolitan Region Amsterdam | |
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Coat of arms of Greater Amsterdam Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate) | |
| Map | |
| Coordinates: 52°22′00′′N 4°54′00′′E / 52.366667°N 4.9°E / 52.366667; 4.9 | |
| 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ドル.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 as well as 36 further municipalities within the two provinces of North Holland and Flevoland,[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 ]- 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