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Municipalities of the Netherlands

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Municipalities of the Netherlands
Nederlandse gemeenten (Dutch)
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Map of regular municipalities of the Netherlands, as of 1 January 2024
CategoryMunicipality
LocationKingdom of the Netherlands
Found inProvinces
Number342 + 3 (as of 1 January 2024)
Possible types
Government

Since 1 January 2023, there are 342 regular municipalities[1] (Dutch: gemeenten [ɣəˈmeːntə(n)] ⓘ; sing. gemeente [xəˈmeːntə] ⓘ) and three special municipalities (Dutch: bijzondere gemeenten [biˈzɔndərə -]) in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public bodies (Dutch: openbare lichamen), 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.[2]

These municipalities come in a wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest with a land area of 7.01 km2 (2.71 sq mi) and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with a land area of 522.7 km2 (201.8 sq mi). Schiermonnikoog is both the least populated, with 972 people, and the least densely populated municipality at 23/km2 (60/sq mi). Amsterdam has the highest population with 931,298 residents as of January 2024, whereas The Hague is the most densely populated with a density of 6,868/km2 (17,790/sq mi).

Municipal status

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As a second level administrative division, municipalities are the third tier of public administration in the Netherlands after the central government and the provinces.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] The number of members in the council ranges from nine members for the smallest municipalities to forty-five members for the largest.[9] 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.[10] 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.[7][11][12]

Historical number of municipalities
YearNo.±%
1850 1,209—    
1900 1,121−7.3%
1950 1,015−9.5%
2000 537−47.1%
2023 342−36.3%
Source: Ekamper et al. (2003),[13] Government of the Netherlands[1]

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; since 2024, there have been 342 municipalities. During this time, multiple mergers occurred simultaneously in large parts of individual provinces; the municipal boundaries were basically redrawn in these regions.[2][13][14] 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.[14][15]

Municipalities have the right to decentralise 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.[16] Only Amsterdam,[17] where the districts are called stadsdelen in Dutch, as well as Rotterdam,[18] where the districts are called deelgemeenten in Dutch, consist of such formal subdivisions. The Hague,[19] Almere,[20] Breda, Eindhoven,[21] Enschede, Groningen,[22] Nijmegen,[23] Tilburg[24] 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 (Dutch: wijken), which in turn are subdivided into neighbourhoods (Dutch: buurten).[25] These subdivisions have, in contrast to the submunicipalities, no formal status.

Municipalities

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Regular municipalities

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Regular municipalities
Municipality CBS code[2] Province Population[a][26] Population density[b][26] Land area[c][26] Map
Image Aa en Hunze
 1680 Drenthe 25,845 94/km2 (240/mi2) 276.06 km2 (106.59 mi2) Location of Aa en Hunze
Image Aalsmeer
 0358 North Holland 33,279 1,656/km2 (4,290/mi2) 20.1 km2 (7.76 mi2) Location of Aalsmeer
Image Aalten
 0197 Gelderland 27,308 283/km2 (730/mi2) 96.53 km2 (37.27 mi2) Location of Aalten
Image Achtkarspelen
 0059 Friesland 28,226 276/km2 (710/mi2) 102.21 km2 (39.46 mi2) Location of Achtkarspelen
Image Alblasserdam
 0482 South Holland 20,314 2,316/km2 (6,000/mi2) 8.77 km2 (3.39 mi2) Location of Alblasserdam
Image Albrandswaard
 0613 South Holland 26,428 1,220/km2 (3,200/mi2) 21.67 km2 (8.37 mi2) Location of Albrandswaard
Image Alkmaar
 0361 North Holland 112,304 1,018/km2 (2,640/mi2) 110.31 km2 (42.59 mi2) Location of Alkmaar
Image Almelo
 0141 Overijssel 74,317 1,106/km2 (2,860/mi2) 67.18 km2 (25.94 mi2) Location of Almelo
Image Almere
 0034 Flevoland 226,500 1,753/km2 (4,540/mi2) 129.18 km2 (49.88 mi2) Location of Almere
Image Alphen aan den Rijn
 0484 South Holland 114,966 913/km2 (2,360/mi2) 125.93 km2 (48.62 mi2) Location of Alphen aan den Rijn
Image Alphen-Chaam
 1723 North Brabant 10,455 112/km2 (290/mi2) 92.98 km2 (35.90 mi2) Location of Alphen-Chaam
Image Altena
 1959 North Brabant 58,277 292/km2 (760/mi2) 199.74 km2 (77.12 mi2) Location of Altena
Image Ameland
 0060 Friesland 3,839 68/km2 (180/mi2) 56.59 km2 (21.85 mi2) Location of Ameland
Image Amersfoort
 0307 Utrecht 161,852 2,590/km2 (6,700/mi2) 62.49 km2 (24.13 mi2) Location of Amersfoort
Image Amstelveen
 0362 North Holland 95,014 2,311/km2 (5,990/mi2) 41.11 km2 (15.87 mi2) Location of Amstelveen
Image Amsterdam
 0363 North Holland 931,298 4,950/km2 (12,800/mi2) 188.12 km2 (72.63 mi2) Location of Amsterdam
Image Apeldoorn
 0200 Gelderland 168,211 495/km2 (1,280/mi2) 339.86 km2 (131.22 mi2) Location of Apeldoorn
Image Arnhem
 0202 Gelderland 167,632 1,715/km2 (4,440/mi2) 97.74 km2 (37.74 mi2) Location of Arnhem
Image Assen
 0106 Drenthe 69,701 851/km2 (2,200/mi2) 81.88 km2 (31.61 mi2) Location of Assen
Image Asten
 0743 North Brabant 17,302 246/km2 (640/mi2) 70.21 km2 (27.11 mi2) Location of Asten
Image Baarle-Nassau
 0744 North Brabant 7,076 93/km2 (240/mi2) 76.12 km2 (29.39 mi2) Location of Baarle-Nassau
Image Baarn
 0308 Utrecht 25,065 770/km2 (2,000/mi2) 32.54 km2 (12.56 mi2) Location of Baarn
Image Barendrecht
 0489 South Holland 48,690 2,487/km2 (6,440/mi2) 19.58 km2 (7.56 mi2) Location of Barendrecht
Image Barneveld
 0203 Gelderland 62,592 356/km2 (920/mi2) 175.84 km2 (67.89 mi2) Location of Barneveld
Image Beek
 0888 Limburg 16,215 770/km2 (2,000/mi2) 21.07 km2 (8.14 mi2) Location of Beek
Image Beekdaelen
 1954 Limburg 35,896 458/km2 (1,190/mi2) 78.3 km2 (30.23 mi2) Location of Beekdaelen
Image Beesel
 0889 Limburg 13,394 480/km2 (1,200/mi2) 27.88 km2 (10.76 mi2) Location of Beesel
Image Berg en Dal
 1945 Gelderland 35,474 411/km2 (1,060/mi2) 86.39 km2 (33.36 mi2) Location of Berg en Dal
Image Bergeijk
 1724 North Brabant 19,196 190/km2 (490/mi2) 101.02 km2 (39.00 mi2) Location of Bergeijk
Image Bergen (LI)
 0893 Limburg 13,154 127/km2 (330/mi2) 103.26 km2 (39.87 mi2) Location of Bergen, Limburg
Image Bergen (NH)
 0373 North Holland 29,932 302/km2 (780/mi2) 99 km2 (38.22 mi2) Location of Bergen, North Holland
Image Bergen op Zoom
 0748 North Brabant 69,694 872/km2 (2,260/mi2) 79.97 km2 (30.88 mi2) Location of Bergen op Zoom
Image Berkelland
 1859 Gelderland 43,933 170/km2 (440/mi2) 258.09 km2 (99.65 mi2) Location of Berkelland
Image Bernheze
 1721 North Brabant 32,527 363/km2 (940/mi2) 89.73 km2 (34.64 mi2) Location of Bernheze
Image Best
 0753 North Brabant 31,223 921/km2 (2,390/mi2) 33.89 km2 (13.09 mi2) Location of Best
Image Beuningen
 0209 Gelderland 26,725 613/km2 (1,590/mi2) 43.6 km2 (16.83 mi2) Location of Beuningen
Image Beverwijk
 0375 North Holland 42,866 2,336/km2 (6,050/mi2) 18.35 km2 (7.08 mi2) Location of Beverwijk
Image Bladel
 1728 North Brabant 20,985 279/km2 (720/mi2) 75.33 km2 (29.09 mi2) Location of Bladel
Image Blaricum
 0376 North Holland 12,724 1,149/km2 (2,980/mi2) 11.07 km2 (4.27 mi2) Location of Blaricum
Image Bloemendaal
 0377 North Holland 23,786 598/km2 (1,550/mi2) 39.77 km2 (15.36 mi2) Location of Bloemendaal
Image Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
 1901 South Holland 36,569 485/km2 (1,260/mi2) 75.4 km2 (29.11 mi2) Location of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
Image Boekel
 0755 North Brabant 11,293 327/km2 (850/mi2) 34.5 km2 (13.32 mi2) Location of Boekel
Image Borger-Odoorn
 1681 Drenthe 26,014 95/km2 (250/mi2) 274.69 km2 (106.06 mi2) Location of Borger-Odoorn
Image Borne
 0147 Overijssel 24,639 948/km2 (2,460/mi2) 25.99 km2 (10.03 mi2) Location of Borne
Image Borsele
 0654 Zeeland 23,121 163/km2 (420/mi2) 141.47 km2 (54.62 mi2) Location of Borsele
Image Boxtel
 0757 North Brabant 33,979 492/km2 (1,270/mi2) 69.01 km2 (26.64 mi2) Location of Boxtel
Image Breda
 0758 North Brabant 188,078 1,496/km2 (3,870/mi2) 125.69 km2 (48.53 mi2) Location of Breda
Image Bronckhorst
 1876 Gelderland 36,119 127/km2 (330/mi2) 283.53 km2 (109.47 mi2) Location of Bronckhorst
Image Brummen
 0213 Gelderland 21,286 255/km2 (660/mi2) 83.63 km2 (32.29 mi2) Location of Brummen
Image Brunssum
 0899 Limburg 27,770 1,611/km2 (4,170/mi2) 17.24 km2 (6.66 mi2) Location of Brunssum
Image Bunnik
 0312 Utrecht 16,108 436/km2 (1,130/mi2) 36.93 km2 (14.26 mi2) Location of Bunnik
Image Bunschoten
 0313 Utrecht 22,619 744/km2 (1,930/mi2) 30.39 km2 (11.73 mi2) Location of Bunschoten
Image Buren
 0214 Gelderland 27,773 208/km2 (540/mi2) 133.6 km2 (51.58 mi2) Location of Buren
Image Capelle aan den IJssel
 0502 South Holland 67,925 4,803/km2 (12,440/mi2) 14.14 km2 (5.46 mi2) Location of Capelle aan den IJssel
Image Castricum
 0383 North Holland 36,366 733/km2 (1,900/mi2) 49.64 km2 (19.17 mi2) Location of Castricum
Image Coevorden
 0109 Drenthe 35,725 121/km2 (310/mi2) 296.11 km2 (114.33 mi2) Location of Coevorden
Image Cranendonck
 1706 North Brabant 20,841 272/km2 (700/mi2) 76.5 km2 (29.54 mi2) Location of Cranendonck
Image Culemborg
 0216 Gelderland 29,944 1,023/km2 (2,650/mi2) 29.27 km2 (11.30 mi2) Location of Culemborg
Image Dalfsen
 0148 Overijssel 29,683 180/km2 (470/mi2) 165.02 km2 (63.71 mi2) Location of Dalfsen
Image Dantumadiel
 1891 Friesland 19,135 226/km2 (590/mi2) 84.6 km2 (32.66 mi2) Location of Dantumadiel
Image De Bilt
 0310 Utrecht 43,718 661/km2 (1,710/mi2) 66.19 km2 (25.56 mi2) Location of De Bilt
Image De Fryske Marren
 1940 Friesland 51,929 148/km2 (380/mi2) 351.21 km2 (135.60 mi2) Location of De Fryske Marren
Image De Ronde Venen
 0736 Utrecht 45,813 460/km2 (1,200/mi2) 99.68 km2 (38.49 mi2) Location of De Ronde Venen
Image De Wolden
 1690 Drenthe 24,580 110/km2 (280/mi2) 224.39 km2 (86.64 mi2) Location of De Wolden
Image Delft
 0503 South Holland 109,577 4,835/km2 (12,520/mi2) 22.66 km2 (8.75 mi2) Location of Delft
Image Den Helder
 0400 North Holland 56,432 1,251/km2 (3,240/mi2) 45.1 km2 (17.41 mi2) Location of Den Helder
Image Deurne
 0762 North Brabant 33,180 284/km2 (740/mi2) 116.76 km2 (45.08 mi2) Location of Deurne
Image Deventer
 0150 Overijssel 103,405 792/km2 (2,050/mi2) 130.56 km2 (50.41 mi2) Location of Deventer
Image Diemen
 0384 North Holland 32,977 2,760/km2 (7,100/mi2) 11.95 km2 (4.61 mi2) Location of Diemen
Image Dijk en Waard
 1980 North Holland 90,076 1,455/km2 (3,770/mi2) 61.9 km2 (23.90 mi2) Location of Dijk en Waard
Image Dinkelland
 1774 Overijssel 26,739 152/km2 (390/mi2) 175.72 km2 (67.85 mi2) Location of Dinkelland
Image Doesburg
 0221 Gelderland 11,079 959/km2 (2,480/mi2) 11.56 km2 (4.46 mi2) Location of Doesburg
Image Doetinchem
 0222 Gelderland 59,623 754/km2 (1,950/mi2) 79.04 km2 (30.52 mi2) Location of Doetinchem
Image Dongen
 0766 North Brabant 27,095 927/km2 (2,400/mi2) 29.23 km2 (11.29 mi2) Location of Dongen
Image Dordrecht
 0505 South Holland 122,070 1,574/km2 (4,080/mi2) 77.56 km2 (29.95 mi2) Location of Dordrecht
Image Drechterland
 0498 North Holland 20,496 348/km2 (900/mi2) 58.88 km2 (22.73 mi2) Location of Drechterland
Image Drimmelen
 1719 North Brabant 28,192 297/km2 (770/mi2) 95.05 km2 (36.70 mi2) Location of Drimmelen
Image Dronten
 0303 Flevoland 44,354 133/km2 (340/mi2) 333.6 km2 (128.80 mi2) Location of Dronten
Image Druten
 0225 Gelderland 19,590 522/km2 (1,350/mi2) 37.52 km2 (14.49 mi2) Location of Druten
Image Duiven
 0226 Gelderland 24,872 734/km2 (1,900/mi2) 33.88 km2 (13.08 mi2) Location of Duiven
Image Echt-Susteren
 1711 Limburg 32,041 311/km2 (810/mi2) 103.02 km2 (39.78 mi2) Location of Echt-Susteren
Image Edam-Volendam
 0385 North Holland 36,917 680/km2 (1,800/mi2) 54.32 km2 (20.97 mi2) Location of Edam-Volendam
Image Ede
 0228 Gelderland 123,532 388/km2 (1,000/mi2) 318.15 km2 (122.84 mi2) Location of Ede
Image Eemnes
 0317 Utrecht 9,755 314/km2 (810/mi2) 31.04 km2 (11.98 mi2) Location of Eemnes
Image Eemsdelta
 1979 Groningen 45,106 168/km2 (440/mi2) 268.07 km2 (103.50 mi2) Location of Eemsdelta
Image Eersel
 0770 North Brabant 20,199 245/km2 (630/mi2) 82.47 km2 (31.84 mi2) Location of Eersel
Image Eijsden-Margraten
 1903 Limburg 26,034 336/km2 (870/mi2) 77.56 km2 (29.95 mi2) Location of Eijsden-Margraten
Image Eindhoven
 0772 North Brabant 246,417 2,800/km2 (7,300/mi2) 88.02 km2 (33.98 mi2) Location of Eindhoven
Image Elburg
 0230 Gelderland 23,906 375/km2 (970/mi2) 63.82 km2 (24.64 mi2) Location of Elburg
Image Emmen
 0114 Drenthe 109,346 326/km2 (840/mi2) 335.33 km2 (129.47 mi2) Location of Emmen
Image Enkhuizen
 0388 North Holland 18,895 1,492/km2 (3,860/mi2) 12.66 km2 (4.89 mi2) Location of Enkhuizen
Image Enschede
 0153 Overijssel 161,738 1,149/km2 (2,980/mi2) 140.73 km2 (54.34 mi2) Location of Enschede
Image Epe
 0232 Gelderland 33,168 212/km2 (550/mi2) 156.12 km2 (60.28 mi2) Location of Epe
Image Ermelo
 0233 Gelderland 27,856 325/km2 (840/mi2) 85.64 km2 (33.07 mi2) Location of Ermelo
Image Etten-Leur
 0777 North Brabant 45,237 818/km2 (2,120/mi2) 55.29 km2 (21.35 mi2) Location of Etten-Leur
Image Geertruidenberg
 0779 North Brabant 22,060 829/km2 (2,150/mi2) 26.6 km2 (10.27 mi2) Location of Geertruidenberg
Image Geldrop-Mierlo
 1771 North Brabant 40,733 1,313/km2 (3,400/mi2) 31.01 km2 (11.97 mi2) Location of Geldrop-Mierlo
Image Gemert-Bakel
 1652 North Brabant 31,435 258/km2 (670/mi2) 122.07 km2 (47.13 mi2) Location of Gemert-Bakel
Image Gennep
 0907 Limburg 17,789 374/km2 (970/mi2) 47.57 km2 (18.37 mi2) Location of Gennep
Image Gilze en Rijen
 0784 North Brabant 27,343 418/km2 (1,080/mi2) 65.38 km2 (25.24 mi2) Location of Gilze en Rijen
Image Goeree-Overflakkee
 1924 South Holland 51,867 198/km2 (510/mi2) 262.2 km2 (101.24 mi2) Location of Goeree-Overflakkee
Image Goes
 0664 Zeeland 39,682 429/km2 (1,110/mi2) 92.48 km2 (35.71 mi2) Location of Goes
Image Goirle
 0785 North Brabant 24,327 566/km2 (1,470/mi2) 42.97 km2 (16.59 mi2) Location of Goirle
Image Gooise Meren
 1942 North Holland 60,370 1,457/km2 (3,770/mi2) 41.43 km2 (16.00 mi2) Location of Gooise Meren
Image Gorinchem
 0512 South Holland 38,671 2,066/km2 (5,350/mi2) 18.71 km2 (7.22 mi2) Location of Gorinchem
Image Gouda
 0513 South Holland 75,758 4,592/km2 (11,890/mi2) 16.5 km2 (6.37 mi2) Location of Gouda
Image Groningen
 0014 Groningen 243,768 1,314/km2 (3,400/mi2) 185.53 km2 (71.63 mi2) Location of Groningen
Image Gulpen-Wittem
 1729 Limburg 14,054 192/km2 (500/mi2) 73.18 km2 (28.25 mi2) Location of Gulpen-Wittem
Image Haaksbergen
 0158 Overijssel 24,359 232/km2 (600/mi2) 104.78 km2 (40.46 mi2) Location of Haaksbergen
Image Haarlem
 0392 North Holland 167,636 5,739/km2 (14,860/mi2) 29.21 km2 (11.28 mi2) Location of Haarlem
Image Haarlemmermeer
 0394 North Holland 163,128 827/km2 (2,140/mi2) 197.21 km2 (76.14 mi2) Location of Haarlemmermeer
Image Halderberge
 1655 North Brabant 31,183 419/km2 (1,090/mi2) 74.44 km2 (28.74 mi2) Location of Halderberge
Image Hardenberg
 0160 Overijssel 62,932 202/km2 (520/mi2) 312.16 km2 (120.53 mi2) Location of Hardenberg
Image Harderwijk
 0243 Gelderland 49,387 1,269/km2 (3,290/mi2) 38.92 km2 (15.03 mi2) Location of Harderwijk
Image Hardinxveld-Giessendam
 0523 South Holland 18,762 1,113/km2 (2,880/mi2) 16.86 km2 (6.51 mi2) Location of Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Image Harlingen
 0072 Friesland 16,229 650/km2 (1,700/mi2) 24.96 km2 (9.64 mi2) Location of Harlingen
Image Hattem
 0244 Gelderland 12,624 547/km2 (1,420/mi2) 23.07 km2 (8.91 mi2) Location of Hattem
Image Heemskerk
 0396 North Holland 39,452 1,447/km2 (3,750/mi2) 27.27 km2 (10.53 mi2) Location of Heemskerk
Image Heemstede
 0397 North Holland 27,593 3,008/km2 (7,790/mi2) 9.17 km2 (3.54 mi2) Location of Heemstede
Image Heerde
 0246 Gelderland 19,226 245/km2 (630/mi2) 78.55 km2 (30.33 mi2) Location of Heerde
Image Heerenveen
 0074 Friesland 51,787 273/km2 (710/mi2) 189.97 km2 (73.35 mi2) Location of Heerenveen
Image Heerlen
 0917 Limburg 87,461 1,948/km2 (5,050/mi2) 44.91 km2 (17.34 mi2) Location of Heerlen
Image Heeze-Leende
 1658 North Brabant 16,807 162/km2 (420/mi2) 103.92 km2 (40.12 mi2) Location of Heeze-Leende
Image Heiloo
 0399 North Holland 24,312 1,300/km2 (3,400/mi2) 18.71 km2 (7.22 mi2) Location of Heiloo
Image Hellendoorn
 0163 Overijssel 36,264 263/km2 (680/mi2) 137.93 km2 (53.26 mi2) Location of Hellendoorn
Image Helmond
 0794 North Brabant 95,874 1,803/km2 (4,670/mi2) 53.17 km2 (20.53 mi2) Location of Helmond
Image Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
 0531 South Holland 32,689 3,209/km2 (8,310/mi2) 10.19 km2 (3.93 mi2) Location of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
Image Hengelo
 0164 Overijssel 83,058 1,365/km2 (3,540/mi2) 60.84 km2 (23.49 mi2) Location of Hengelo
Image 's-Hertogenbosch
 0796 North Brabant 160,757 1,468/km2 (3,800/mi2) 109.48 km2 (42.27 mi2) Location of 's-Hertogenbosch
Image Het Hogeland
 1966 Groningen 48,224 101/km2 (260/mi2) 476.74 km2 (184.07 mi2) Location of Het Hogeland
Image Heumen
 0252 Gelderland 16,836 424/km2 (1,100/mi2) 39.73 km2 (15.34 mi2) Location of Heumen
Image Heusden
 0797 North Brabant 46,026 584/km2 (1,510/mi2) 78.86 km2 (30.45 mi2) Location of Heusden
Image Hillegom
 0534 South Holland 22,822 1,775/km2 (4,600/mi2) 12.86 km2 (4.97 mi2) Location of Hillegom
Image Hilvarenbeek
 0798 North Brabant 15,961 168/km2 (440/mi2) 94.87 km2 (36.63 mi2) Location of Hilvarenbeek
Image Hilversum
 0402 North Holland 94,435 2,070/km2 (5,400/mi2) 45.61 km2 (17.61 mi2) Location of Hilversum
Image Hoeksche Waard
 1963 South Holland 90,256 336/km2 (870/mi2) 268.54 km2 (103.68 mi2) Location of Hoeksche Waard
Image Hof van Twente
 1735 Overijssel 35,446 167/km2 (430/mi2) 212.43 km2 (82.02 mi2) Location of Hof van Twente
Image Hollands Kroon
 1911 North Holland 49,522 138/km2 (360/mi2) 357.63 km2 (138.08 mi2) Location of Hollands Kroon
Image Hoogeveen
 0118 Drenthe 56,591 444/km2 (1,150/mi2) 127.54 km2 (49.24 mi2) Location of Hoogeveen
Image Hoorn
 0405 North Holland 75,645 3,713/km2 (9,620/mi2) 20.37 km2 (7.86 mi2) Location of Hoorn
Image Horst aan de Maas
 1507 Limburg 43,917 233/km2 (600/mi2) 188.67 km2 (72.85 mi2) Location of Horst aan de Maas
Image Houten
 0321 Utrecht 50,847 926/km2 (2,400/mi2) 54.9 km2 (21.20 mi2) Location of Houten
Image Huizen
 0406 North Holland 41,193 2,605/km2 (6,750/mi2) 15.81 km2 (6.10 mi2) Location of Huizen
Image Hulst
 0677 Zeeland 27,330 136/km2 (350/mi2) 201.26 km2 (77.71 mi2) Location of Hulst
Image IJsselstein
 0353 Utrecht 33,421 1,591/km2 (4,120/mi2) 21.01 km2 (8.11 mi2) Location of IJsselstein
Image Kaag en Braassem
 1884 South Holland 29,168 462/km2 (1,200/mi2) 63.13 km2 (24.37 mi2) Location of Kaag en Braassem
Image Kampen
 0166 Overijssel 56,177 398/km2 (1,030/mi2) 141.23 km2 (54.53 mi2) Location of Kampen
Image Kapelle
 0678 Zeeland 13,009 350/km2 (910/mi2) 37.13 km2 (14.34 mi2) Location of Kapelle
Image Katwijk
 0537 South Holland 66,966 2,700/km2 (7,000/mi2) 24.81 km2 (9.58 mi2) Location of Katwijk
Image Kerkrade
 0928 Limburg 45,311 2,068/km2 (5,360/mi2) 21.91 km2 (8.46 mi2) Location of Kerkrade
Image Koggenland
 1598 North Holland 23,587 294/km2 (760/mi2) 80.26 km2 (30.99 mi2) Location of Koggenland
Image Krimpen aan den IJssel
 0542 South Holland 29,626 3,861/km2 (10,000/mi2) 7.67 km2 (2.96 mi2) Location of Krimpen aan den IJssel
Image Krimpenerwaard
 1931 South Holland 57,785 390/km2 (1,000/mi2) 148.32 km2 (57.27 mi2) Location of Krimpenerwaard
Image Laarbeek
 1659 North Brabant 23,220 420/km2 (1,100/mi2) 55.35 km2 (21.37 mi2) Location of Laarbeek
Image Land van Cuijk
 1982 North Brabant 91,722 269/km2 (700/mi2) 341.26 km2 (131.76 mi2) Location of Land van Cuijk
Image Landgraaf
 0882 Limburg 37,112 1,510/km2 (3,900/mi2) 24.58 km2 (9.49 mi2) Location of Landgraaf
Image Landsmeer
 0415 North Holland 11,661 520/km2 (1,300/mi2) 22.44 km2 (8.66 mi2) Location of Landsmeer
Image Lansingerland
 1621 South Holland 65,594 1,231/km2 (3,190/mi2) 53.27 km2 (20.57 mi2) Location of Lansingerland
Image Laren
 0417 North Holland 11,439 922/km2 (2,390/mi2) 12.41 km2 (4.79 mi2) Location of Laren
Image Leeuwarden
 0080 Friesland 128,810 542/km2 (1,400/mi2) 237.55 km2 (91.72 mi2) Location of Leeuwarden
Image Leiden
 0546 South Holland 130,108 5,954/km2 (15,420/mi2) 21.85 km2 (8.44 mi2) Location of Leiden
Image Leiderdorp
 0547 South Holland 27,736 2,413/km2 (6,250/mi2) 11.5 km2 (4.44 mi2) Location of Leiderdorp
Image Leidschendam-Voorburg
 1916 South Holland 78,229 2,399/km2 (6,210/mi2) 32.61 km2 (12.59 mi2) Location of Leidschendam-Voorburg
Image Lelystad
 0995 Flevoland 84,080 367/km2 (950/mi2) 229 km2 (88.42 mi2) Location of Lelystad
Image Leudal
 1640 Limburg 36,006 222/km2 (570/mi2) 162.51 km2 (62.75 mi2) Location of Leudal
Image Leusden
 0327 Utrecht 31,681 541/km2 (1,400/mi2) 58.51 km2 (22.59 mi2) Location of Leusden
Image Lingewaard
 1705 Gelderland 47,314 764/km2 (1,980/mi2) 61.96 km2 (23.92 mi2) Location of Lingewaard
Image Lisse
 0553 South Holland 23,447 1,494/km2 (3,870/mi2) 15.7 km2 (6.06 mi2) Location of Lisse
Image Lochem
 0262 Gelderland 34,289 161/km2 (420/mi2) 213.05 km2 (82.26 mi2) Location of Lochem
Image Loon op Zand
 0809 North Brabant 23,850 478/km2 (1,240/mi2) 49.92 km2 (19.27 mi2) Location of Loon op Zand
Image Lopik
 0331 Utrecht 14,724 195/km2 (510/mi2) 75.56 km2 (29.17 mi2) Location of Lopik
Image Losser
 0168 Overijssel 23,376 237/km2 (610/mi2) 98.74 km2 (38.12 mi2) Location of Losser
Image Maasdriel
 0263 Gelderland 26,197 398/km2 (1,030/mi2) 65.88 km2 (25.44 mi2) Location of Maasdriel
Image Maasgouw
 1641 Limburg 24,406 534/km2 (1,380/mi2) 45.7 km2 (17.64 mi2) Location of Maasgouw
Image Maashorst
 1991 North Brabant 59,222 431/km2 (1,120/mi2) 137.33 km2 (53.02 mi2) Location of Maashorst
Image Maassluis
 0556 South Holland 35,832 4,243/km2 (10,990/mi2) 8.44 km2 (3.26 mi2) Location of Maassluis
Image Maastricht
 0935 Limburg 125,285 2,246/km2 (5,820/mi2) 55.79 km2 (21.54 mi2) Location of Maastricht
Image Medemblik
 0420 North Holland 46,002 379/km2 (980/mi2) 121.23 km2 (46.81 mi2) Location of Medemblik
Image Meerssen
 0938 Limburg 18,576 695/km2 (1,800/mi2) 26.73 km2 (10.32 mi2) Location of Meerssen
Image Meierijstad
 1948 North Brabant 84,304 458/km2 (1,190/mi2) 184 km2 (71.04 mi2) Location of Meierijstad
Image Meppel
 0119 Drenthe 35,810 645/km2 (1,670/mi2) 55.5 km2 (21.43 mi2) Location of Meppel
Image Middelburg
 0687 Zeeland 50,004 1,034/km2 (2,680/mi2) 48.38 km2 (18.68 mi2) Location of Middelburg
Image Midden-Delfland
 1842 South Holland 19,377 411/km2 (1,060/mi2) 47.19 km2 (18.22 mi2) Location of Midden-Delfland
Image Midden-Drenthe
 1731 Drenthe 34,092 100/km2 (260/mi2) 340.62 km2 (131.51 mi2) Location of Midden-Drenthe
Image Midden-Groningen
 1952 Groningen 61,433 221/km2 (570/mi2) 277.95 km2 (107.32 mi2) Location of Midden-Groningen
Image Moerdijk
 1709 North Brabant 38,091 239/km2 (620/mi2) 159.17 km2 (61.46 mi2) Location of Moerdijk
Image Molenlanden
 1978 South Holland 45,271 249/km2 (640/mi2) 181.57 km2 (70.10 mi2) Location of Molenlanden
Image Montferland
 1955 Gelderland 36,873 349/km2 (900/mi2) 105.7 km2 (40.81 mi2) Location of Montferland
Image Montfoort
 0335 Utrecht 13,868 369/km2 (960/mi2) 37.58 km2 (14.51 mi2) Location of Montfoort
Image Mook en Middelaar
 0944 Limburg 8,153 469/km2 (1,210/mi2) 17.39 km2 (6.71 mi2) Location of Mook en Middelaar
Image Neder-Betuwe
 1740 Gelderland 25,708 429/km2 (1,110/mi2) 59.99 km2 (23.16 mi2) Location of Neder-Betuwe
Image Nederweert
 0946 Limburg 17,492 175/km2 (450/mi2) 99.9 km2 (38.57 mi2) Location of Nederweert
Image Nieuwegein
 0356 Utrecht 65,971 2,817/km2 (7,300/mi2) 23.42 km2 (9.04 mi2) Location of Nieuwegein
Image Nieuwkoop
 0569 South Holland 29,501 376/km2 (970/mi2) 78.46 km2 (30.29 mi2) Location of Nieuwkoop
Image Nijkerk
 0267 Gelderland 45,361 654/km2 (1,690/mi2) 69.32 km2 (26.76 mi2) Location of Nijkerk
Image Nijmegen
 0268 Gelderland 187,049 3,542/km2 (9,170/mi2) 52.81 km2 (20.39 mi2) Location of Nijmegen
Image Nissewaard
 1930 South Holland 87,639 1,195/km2 (3,100/mi2) 73.31 km2 (28.31 mi2) Location of Nissewaard
Image Noardeast-Fryslân
 1970 Friesland 45,866 121/km2 (310/mi2) 379.22 km2 (146.42 mi2) Location of Noardeast-Fryslân
Image Noord-Beveland
 1695 Zeeland 7,943 92/km2 (240/mi2) 86 km2 (33.20 mi2) Location of Noord-Beveland
Image Noordenveld
 1699 Drenthe 31,686 159/km2 (410/mi2) 199.01 km2 (76.84 mi2) Location of Noordenveld
Image Noordoostpolder
 0171 Flevoland 50,035 109/km2 (280/mi2) 458.09 km2 (176.87 mi2) Location of Noordoostpolder
Image Noordwijk
 0575 South Holland 45,734 784/km2 (2,030/mi2) 58.34 km2 (22.53 mi2) Location of Noordwijk
Image Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten
 0820 North Brabant 24,231 720/km2 (1,900/mi2) 33.65 km2 (12.99 mi2) Location of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten
Image Nunspeet
 0302 Gelderland 29,072 226/km2 (590/mi2) 128.73 km2 (49.70 mi2) Location of Nunspeet
Image Oegstgeest
 0579 South Holland 25,948 3,557/km2 (9,210/mi2) 7.29 km2 (2.81 mi2) Location of Oegstgeest
Image Oirschot
 0823 North Brabant 19,280 189/km2 (490/mi2) 101.79 km2 (39.30 mi2) Location of Oirschot
Image Oisterwijk
 0824 North Brabant 32,952 411/km2 (1,060/mi2) 80.11 km2 (30.93 mi2) Location of Oisterwijk
Image Oldambt
 1895 Groningen 39,405 174/km2 (450/mi2) 226.57 km2 (87.48 mi2) Location of Oldambt
Image Oldebroek
 0269 Gelderland 24,281 249/km2 (640/mi2) 97.66 km2 (37.71 mi2) Location of Oldebroek
Image Oldenzaal
 0173 Overijssel 31,794 1,475/km2 (3,820/mi2) 21.55 km2 (8.32 mi2) Location of Oldenzaal
Image Olst-Wijhe
 1773 Overijssel 18,835 166/km2 (430/mi2) 113.66 km2 (43.88 mi2) Location of Olst-Wijhe
Image Ommen
 0175 Overijssel 19,031 106/km2 (270/mi2) 179.85 km2 (69.44 mi2) Location of Ommen
Image Oost Gelre
 1586 Gelderland 29,969 273/km2 (710/mi2) 109.93 km2 (42.44 mi2) Location of Oost Gelre
Image Oosterhout
 0826 North Brabant 57,924 811/km2 (2,100/mi2) 71.43 km2 (27.58 mi2) Location of Oosterhout
Image Ooststellingwerf
 0085 Friesland 25,824 116/km2 (300/mi2) 223.3 km2 (86.22 mi2) Location of Ooststellingwerf
Image Oostzaan
 0431 North Holland 9,694 839/km2 (2,170/mi2) 11.56 km2 (4.46 mi2) Location of Oostzaan
Image Opmeer
 0432 North Holland 12,199 294/km2 (760/mi2) 41.48 km2 (16.02 mi2) Location of Opmeer
Image Opsterland
 0086 Friesland 30,059 134/km2 (350/mi2) 224.4 km2 (86.64 mi2) Location of Opsterland
Image Oss
 0828 North Brabant 94,634 584/km2 (1,510/mi2) 162.01 km2 (62.55 mi2) Location of Oss
Image Oude IJsselstreek
 1509 Gelderland 39,402 290/km2 (750/mi2) 136.07 km2 (52.54 mi2) Location of Oude IJsselstreek
Image Ouder-Amstel
 0437 North Holland 14,447 603/km2 (1,560/mi2) 23.95 km2 (9.25 mi2) Location of Ouder-Amstel
Image Oudewater
 0589 Utrecht 10,223 263/km2 (680/mi2) 38.9 km2 (15.02 mi2) Location of Oudewater
Image Overbetuwe
 1734 Gelderland 48,919 449/km2 (1,160/mi2) 109.03 km2 (42.10 mi2) Location of Overbetuwe
Image Papendrecht
 0590 South Holland 32,178 3,418/km2 (8,850/mi2) 9.41 km2 (3.63 mi2) Location of Papendrecht
Image Peel en Maas
 1894 Limburg 45,534 286/km2 (740/mi2) 159.35 km2 (61.53 mi2) Location of Peel en Maas
Image Pekela
 0765 Groningen 12,517 255/km2 (660/mi2) 49.04 km2 (18.93 mi2) Location of Pekela
Image Pijnacker-Nootdorp
 1926 South Holland 57,932 1,571/km2 (4,070/mi2) 36.87 km2 (14.24 mi2) Location of Pijnacker-Nootdorp
Image Purmerend
 0439 North Holland 95,168 1,017/km2 (2,630/mi2) 93.61 km2 (36.14 mi2) Location of Purmerend
Image Putten
 0273 Gelderland 24,978 293/km2 (760/mi2) 85.21 km2 (32.90 mi2) Location of Putten
Image Raalte
 0177 Overijssel 38,364 224/km2 (580/mi2) 170.97 km2 (66.01 mi2) Location of Raalte
Image Reimerswaal
 0703 Zeeland 23,325 229/km2 (590/mi2) 101.76 km2 (39.29 mi2) Location of Reimerswaal
Image Renkum
 0274 Gelderland 31,419 684/km2 (1,770/mi2) 45.96 km2 (17.75 mi2) Location of Renkum
Image Renswoude
 0339 Utrecht 5,753 313/km2 (810/mi2) 18.39 km2 (7.10 mi2) Location of Renswoude
Image Reusel-De Mierden
 1667 North Brabant 13,577 174/km2 (450/mi2) 77.81 km2 (30.04 mi2) Location of Reusel-De Mierden
Image Rheden
 0275 Gelderland 43,661 534/km2 (1,380/mi2) 81.77 km2 (31.57 mi2) Location of Rheden
Image Rhenen
 0340 Utrecht 20,235 482/km2 (1,250/mi2) 42.02 km2 (16.22 mi2) Location of Rhenen
Image Ridderkerk
 0597 South Holland 47,721 2,033/km2 (5,270/mi2) 23.48 km2 (9.07 mi2) Location of Ridderkerk
Image Rijssen-Holten
 1742 Overijssel 38,675 411/km2 (1,060/mi2) 94.12 km2 (36.34 mi2) Location of Rijssen-Holten
Image Rijswijk
 0603 South Holland 59,642 4,267/km2 (11,050/mi2) 13.98 km2 (5.40 mi2) Location of Rijswijk
Image Roerdalen
 1669 Limburg 20,806 236/km2 (610/mi2) 88.21 km2 (34.06 mi2) Location of Roerdalen
Image Roermond
 0957 Limburg 60,743 1,002/km2 (2,600/mi2) 60.64 km2 (23.41 mi2) Location of Roermond
Image Roosendaal
 1674 North Brabant 77,559 728/km2 (1,890/mi2) 106.5 km2 (41.12 mi2) Location of Roosendaal
Image Rotterdam
 0599 South Holland 670,610 3,070/km2 (8,000/mi2) 218.42 km2 (84.33 mi2) Location of Rotterdam
Image Rozendaal
 0277 Gelderland 1,831 66/km2 (170/mi2) 27.9 km2 (10.77 mi2) Location of Rozendaal
Image Rucphen
 0840 North Brabant 23,920 372/km2 (960/mi2) 64.38 km2 (24.86 mi2) Location of Rucphen
Image Schagen
 0441 North Holland 47,744 284/km2 (740/mi2) 167.99 km2 (64.86 mi2) Location of Schagen
Image Scherpenzeel
 0279 Gelderland 10,343 750/km2 (1,900/mi2) 13.79 km2 (5.32 mi2) Location of Scherpenzeel
Image Schiedam
 0606 South Holland 81,838 4,596/km2 (11,900/mi2) 17.81 km2 (6.88 mi2) Location of Schiedam
Image Schiermonnikoog
 0088 Friesland 972 23/km2 (60/mi2) 42.93 km2 (16.58 mi2) Location of Schiermonnikoog
Image Schouwen-Duiveland
 1676 Zeeland 34,631 151/km2 (390/mi2) 228.6 km2 (88.26 mi2) Location of Schouwen-Duiveland
Image Simpelveld
 0965 Limburg 10,255 640/km2 (1,700/mi2) 16.03 km2 (6.19 mi2) Location of Simpelveld
Image Sint-Michielsgestel
 0845 North Brabant 30,094 516/km2 (1,340/mi2) 58.35 km2 (22.53 mi2) Location of Sint-Michielsgestel
Image Sittard-Geleen
 1883 Limburg 92,650 1,179/km2 (3,050/mi2) 78.61 km2 (30.35 mi2) Location of Sittard-Geleen
Image Sliedrecht
 0610 South Holland 26,261 2,044/km2 (5,290/mi2) 12.85 km2 (4.96 mi2) Location of Sliedrecht
Image Sluis
 1714 Zeeland 23,150 83/km2 (210/mi2) 278.6 km2 (107.57 mi2) Location of Sluis
Image Smallingerland
 0090 Friesland 56,661 484/km2 (1,250/mi2) 117.17 km2 (45.24 mi2) Location of Smallingerland
Image Soest
 0342 Utrecht 47,682 1,031/km2 (2,670/mi2) 46.25 km2 (17.86 mi2) Location of Soest
Image Someren
 0847 North Brabant 20,188 252/km2 (650/mi2) 80.1 km2 (30.93 mi2) Location of Someren
Image Son en Breugel
 0848 North Brabant 17,959 692/km2 (1,790/mi2) 25.95 km2 (10.02 mi2) Location of Son en Breugel
Image Stadskanaal
 0037 Groningen 32,013 272/km2 (700/mi2) 117.63 km2 (45.42 mi2) Location of Stadskanaal
Image Staphorst
 0180 Overijssel 17,739 132/km2 (340/mi2) 133.94 km2 (51.71 mi2) Location of Staphorst
Image Stede Broec
 0532 North Holland 22,217 1,534/km2 (3,970/mi2) 14.48 km2 (5.59 mi2) Location of Stede Broec
Image Steenbergen
 0851 North Brabant 24,476 167/km2 (430/mi2) 146.5 km2 (56.56 mi2) Location of Steenbergen
Image Steenwijkerland
 1708 Overijssel 45,472 158/km2 (410/mi2) 288.31 km2 (111.32 mi2) Location of Steenwijkerland
Image Stein
 0971 Limburg 24,744 1,183/km2 (3,060/mi2) 20.92 km2 (8.08 mi2) Location of Stein
Image Stichtse Vecht
 1904 Utrecht 65,878 686/km2 (1,780/mi2) 96.04 km2 (37.08 mi2) Location of Stichtse Vecht
Image Súdwest-Fryslân
 1900 Friesland 90,421 173/km2 (450/mi2) 522.7 km2 (201.82 mi2) Location of Súdwest-Fryslân
Image Terneuzen
 0715 Zeeland 55,132 220/km2 (570/mi2) 250.13 km2 (96.58 mi2) Location of Terneuzen
Image Terschelling
 0093 Friesland 4,898 56/km2 (150/mi2) 87.21 km2 (33.67 mi2) Location of Terschelling
Image Texel
 0448 North Holland 13,815 85/km2 (220/mi2) 162.26 km2 (62.65 mi2) Location of Texel
Image Teylingen
 1525 South Holland 38,470 1,358/km2 (3,520/mi2) 28.32 km2 (10.93 mi2) Location of Teylingen
Image The Hague
 0518 South Holland 566,221 6,868/km2 (17,790/mi2) 82.44 km2 (31.83 mi2) Location of The Hague
Image Tholen
 0716 Zeeland 26,851 183/km2 (470/mi2) 146.72 km2 (56.65 mi2) Location of Tholen
Image Tiel
 0281 Gelderland 42,370 1,292/km2 (3,350/mi2) 32.8 km2 (12.66 mi2) Location of Tiel
Image Tilburg
 0855 North Brabant 229,836 1,826/km2 (4,730/mi2) 125.89 km2 (48.61 mi2) Location of Tilburg
Image Tubbergen
 0183 Overijssel 21,397 146/km2 (380/mi2) 147 km2 (56.76 mi2) Location of Tubbergen
Image Twenterand
 1700 Overijssel 34,073 321/km2 (830/mi2) 106.14 km2 (40.98 mi2) Location of Twenterand
Image Tynaarlo
 1730 Drenthe 34,736 243/km2 (630/mi2) 142.88 km2 (55.17 mi2) Location of Tynaarlo
Image Tytsjerksteradiel
 0737 Friesland 32,595 219/km2 (570/mi2) 148.63 km2 (57.39 mi2) Location of Tytsjerksteradiel
Image Uitgeest
 0450 North Holland 13,400 700/km2 (1,800/mi2) 19.16 km2 (7.40 mi2) Location of Uitgeest
Image Uithoorn
 0451 North Holland 31,685 1,749/km2 (4,530/mi2) 18.12 km2 (7.00 mi2) Location of Uithoorn
Image Urk
 0184 Flevoland 21,958 1,671/km2 (4,330/mi2) 13.14 km2 (5.07 mi2) Location of Urk
Image Utrecht
 0344 Utrecht 374,238 3,991/km2 (10,340/mi2) 93.77 km2 (36.20 mi2) Location of Utrecht
Image Utrechtse Heuvelrug
 1581 Utrecht 50,550 383/km2 (990/mi2) 132.02 km2 (50.97 mi2) Location of Utrechtse Heuvelrug
Image Vaals
 0981 Limburg 10,121 424/km2 (1,100/mi2) 23.89 km2 (9.22 mi2) Location of Vaals
Image Valkenburg aan de Geul
 0994 Limburg 16,431 447/km2 (1,160/mi2) 36.73 km2 (14.18 mi2) Location of Valkenburg aan de Geul
Image Valkenswaard
 0858 North Brabant 31,714 578/km2 (1,500/mi2) 54.91 km2 (21.20 mi2) Location of Valkenswaard
Image Veendam
 0047 Groningen 27,520 362/km2 (940/mi2) 75.93 km2 (29.32 mi2) Location of Veendam
Image Veenendaal
 0345 Utrecht 69,440 3,575/km2 (9,260/mi2) 19.42 km2 (7.50 mi2) Location of Veenendaal
Image Veere
 0717 Zeeland 22,067 166/km2 (430/mi2) 132.99 km2 (51.35 mi2) Location of Veere
Image Veldhoven
 0861 North Brabant 46,827 1,478/km2 (3,830/mi2) 31.68 km2 (12.23 mi2) Location of Veldhoven
Image Velsen
 0453 North Holland 69,241 1,538/km2 (3,980/mi2) 45.03 km2 (17.39 mi2) Location of Velsen
Image Venlo
 0983 Limburg 103,789 836/km2 (2,170/mi2) 124.16 km2 (47.94 mi2) Location of Venlo
Image Venray
 0984 Limburg 44,662 274/km2 (710/mi2) 163.18 km2 (63.00 mi2) Location of Venray
Image Vijfheerenlanden
 1961 Utrecht 61,669 422/km2 (1,090/mi2) 146.28 km2 (56.48 mi2) Location of Vijfheerenlanden
Image Vlaardingen
 0622 South Holland 76,409 3,270/km2 (8,500/mi2) 23.36 km2 (9.02 mi2) Location of Vlaardingen
Image Vlieland
 0096 Friesland 1,255 30/km2 (78/mi2) 41.84 km2 (16.15 mi2) Location of Vlieland
Image Vlissingen
 0718 Zeeland 45,389 1,321/km2 (3,420/mi2) 34.37 km2 (13.27 mi2) Location of Vlissingen
Image Voerendaal
 0986 Limburg 12,375 393/km2 (1,020/mi2) 31.51 km2 (12.17 mi2) Location of Voerendaal
Image Voorne aan Zee
 1992 South Holland 74,304 610/km2 (1,600/mi2) 121.77 km2 (47.02 mi2) Location of Voorne aan Zee
Image Voorschoten
 0626 South Holland 25,625 2,306/km2 (5,970/mi2) 11.11 km2 (4.29 mi2) Location of Voorschoten
Image Voorst
 0285 Gelderland 25,377 206/km2 (530/mi2) 122.93 km2 (47.46 mi2) Location of Voorst
Image Vught
 0865 North Brabant 32,356 539/km2 (1,400/mi2) 60.02 km2 (23.17 mi2) Location of Vught
Image Waadhoeke
 1949 Friesland 46,911 164/km2 (420/mi2) 285.42 km2 (110.20 mi2) Location of Waadhoeke
Image Waalre
 0866 North Brabant 17,988 804/km2 (2,080/mi2) 22.38 km2 (8.64 mi2) Location of Waalre
Image Waalwijk
 0867 North Brabant 50,302 779/km2 (2,020/mi2) 64.54 km2 (24.92 mi2) Location of Waalwijk
Image Waddinxveen
 0627 South Holland 34,000 1,225/km2 (3,170/mi2) 27.75 km2 (10.71 mi2) Location of Waddinxveen
Image Wageningen
 0289 Gelderland 42,579 1,400/km2 (3,600/mi2) 30.42 km2 (11.75 mi2) Location of Wageningen
Image Wassenaar
 0629 South Holland 27,100 530/km2 (1,400/mi2) 51.18 km2 (19.76 mi2) Location of Wassenaar
Image Waterland
 0852 North Holland 17,525 337/km2 (870/mi2) 51.99 km2 (20.07 mi2) Location of Waterland
Image Weert
 0988 Limburg 51,079 490/km2 (1,300/mi2) 104.25 km2 (40.25 mi2) Location of Weert
Image West Betuwe
 1960 Gelderland 52,948 245/km2 (630/mi2) 215.93 km2 (83.37 mi2) Location of West Betuwe
Image West Maas en Waal
 0668 Gelderland 20,330 267/km2 (690/mi2) 76.19 km2 (29.42 mi2) Location of West Maas en Waal
Image Westerkwartier
 1969 Groningen 64,896 179/km2 (460/mi2) 362.63 km2 (140.01 mi2) Location of Westerkwartier
Image Westerveld
 1701 Drenthe 20,003 72/km2 (190/mi2) 278.65 km2 (107.59 mi2) Location of Westerveld
Image Westervoort
 0293 Gelderland 15,151 2,160/km2 (5,600/mi2) 7.01 km2 (2.71 mi2) Location of Westervoort
Image Westerwolde
 1950 Groningen 26,465 96/km2 (250/mi2) 275.77 km2 (106.48 mi2) Location of Westerwolde
Image Westland
 1783 South Holland 115,941 1,436/km2 (3,720/mi2) 80.76 km2 (31.18 mi2) Location of Westland
Image Weststellingwerf
 0098 Friesland 26,487 120/km2 (310/mi2) 220.2 km2 (85.02 mi2) Location of Weststellingwerf
Image Wierden
 0189 Overijssel 24,931 264/km2 (680/mi2) 94.6 km2 (36.53 mi2) Location of Wierden
Image Wijchen
 0296 Gelderland 41,545 629/km2 (1,630/mi2) 66.04 km2 (25.50 mi2) Location of Wijchen
Image Wijdemeren
 1696 North Holland 24,605 518/km2 (1,340/mi2) 47.54 km2 (18.36 mi2) Location of Wijdemeren
Image Wijk bij Duurstede
 0352 Utrecht 23,945 503/km2 (1,300/mi2) 47.58 km2 (18.37 mi2) Location of Wijk bij Duurstede
Image Winterswijk
 0294 Gelderland 29,231 212/km2 (550/mi2) 138.13 km2 (53.33 mi2) Location of Winterswijk
Image Woensdrecht
 0873 North Brabant 22,208 242/km2 (630/mi2) 91.66 km2 (35.39 mi2) Location of Woensdrecht
Image Woerden
 0632 Utrecht 53,724 607/km2 (1,570/mi2) 88.55 km2 (34.19 mi2) Location of Woerden
Image Wormerland
 0880 North Holland 16,552 430/km2 (1,100/mi2) 38.51 km2 (14.87 mi2) Location of Wormerland
Image Woudenberg
 0351 Utrecht 14,637 401/km2 (1,040/mi2) 36.52 km2 (14.10 mi2) Location of Woudenberg
Image Zaanstad
 0479 North Holland 161,389 2,189/km2 (5,670/mi2) 73.74 km2 (28.47 mi2) Location of Zaanstad
Image Zaltbommel
 0297 Gelderland 30,385 386/km2 (1,000/mi2) 78.65 km2 (30.37 mi2) Location of Zaltbommel
Image Zandvoort
 0473 North Holland 17,469 545/km2 (1,410/mi2) 32.08 km2 (12.39 mi2) Location of Zandvoort
Image Zeewolde
 0050 Flevoland 23,899 97/km2 (250/mi2) 247.11 km2 (95.41 mi2) Location of Zeewolde
Image Zeist
 0355 Utrecht 66,641 1,374/km2 (3,560/mi2) 48.5 km2 (18.73 mi2) Location of Zeist
Image Zevenaar
 0299 Gelderland 45,041 486/km2 (1,260/mi2) 92.62 km2 (35.76 mi2) Location of Zevenaar
Image Zoetermeer
 0637 South Holland 128,434 3,730/km2 (9,700/mi2) 34.43 km2 (13.29 mi2) Location of Zoetermeer
Image Zoeterwoude
 0638 South Holland 9,732 460/km2 (1,200/mi2) 21.16 km2 (8.17 mi2) Location of Zoeterwoude
Image Zuidplas
 1892 South Holland 47,843 825/km2 (2,140/mi2) 57.96 km2 (22.38 mi2) Location of Zuidplas
Image Zundert
 0879 North Brabant 22,553 187/km2 (480/mi2) 120.59 km2 (46.56 mi2) Location of Zundert
Image Zutphen
 0301 Gelderland 48,752 1,191/km2 (3,080/mi2) 40.92 km2 (15.80 mi2) Location of Zutphen
Image Zwartewaterland
 1896 Overijssel 23,448 285/km2 (740/mi2) 82.36 km2 (31.80 mi2) Location of Zwartewaterland
Image Zwijndrecht
 0642 South Holland 44,874 2,210/km2 (5,700/mi2) 20.31 km2 (7.84 mi2) Location of Zwijndrecht
Image Zwolle
 0193 Overijssel 133,141 1,203/km2 (3,120/mi2) 110.67 km2 (42.73 mi2) Location of Zwolle

Special municipalities

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Special municipalities
Municipality Capital Population[d][27] Population density[e] Area[f][28] Map
Image Bonaire
 Kralendijk 20,915 73/km2 (190/mi2) 288 km2 (111.20 mi2) Location of Bonaire
Image Sint Eustatius
 Oranjestad 3,139 149/km2 (390/mi2) 21 km2 (8.11 mi2) Location of Sint Eustatius
Image Saba
 The Bottom 1,933 149/km2 (390/mi2) 13 km2 (5.02 mi2) Location of Saba

Number of municipalities by province

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Number of municipalities by province
Province Municipalities
Drenthe 12
Flevoland 6
Friesland 18
Gelderland 51
Groningen 10
Limburg 31
North Brabant 56
North Holland 44
Overijssel 25
South Holland 50
Utrecht 26
Zeeland 13
Total 342

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Population as of 1 January 2024
  2. ↑ Population density as of 1 January 2024
  3. ↑ Land area as of 1 January 2024
  4. ↑ Population as of January 2020
  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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  1. 1 2 "Gemeentelijke herindeling" [Municipal reorganisation] (in Dutch). Government of the Netherlands. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2023" [Municipalities on 1 January 2023]. CBS Classifications (in Dutch). CBS. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Central government, provinces, municipalities and water authorities". government.nl. Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. ↑ OECD E-Government Studies: Netherlands 2007. Paris: OECD Publishing. 28 May 2007. p. 40. ISBN 978-92-64-03029-9. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  5. ↑ A.H.M. Dölle; D.J. Elzinga; J.W.M. Engels (20 September 2004). "Algemene bevoegdheids- en omgangsbepalingen" [General power and communication clauses]. Handboek van het Nederlandse gemeenterecht [Manual of Dutch municipal law] (in Dutch). Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer. pp. 143–170. ISBN 978-90-268-4169-9. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Figee, Edward; Eigeman, Jean; Hilterman, Frank (December 2007). "Local Government in The Netherlands" (PDF). VNG. The Hague: Drukkerij Excelsior. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  7. 1 2 Wet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba [Public bodies act Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba] (345) (in Dutch). 10 October 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Article 129, Constitution of the Netherlands. Retrieved on 24 April 2013.
  9. ↑ Gemeentewet [Municipalities Act] (96, 8) (in Dutch). 14 February 1992. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  10. ↑ Gemeentewet [Municipalities Act] (96, 61.1 and 35.1) (in Dutch). 14 February 1992. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  11. ↑ A.H.M. Dölle; D.J. Elzinga; J.W.M. Engels (20 September 2004). "De samenstelling van het college" [Members of the board]. Handboek van het Nederlandse gemeenterecht [Manual of Dutch municipal law] (in Dutch). Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer. pp. 233–252. ISBN 978-90-268-4169-9. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  12. ↑ "Municipal government". government.nl. Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  13. 1 2 Ekamper, Peter; van der Erf, Rob; van der Gaag, Nicole; Henkes, Kène; van Imhoff, Evert; van Poppel, Frans (2003). "Chapter: Provincies en gemeenten, 1850-2000" [Provinces and municipalities, 1850-2000]. Bevolkingsatlas van Nederland: demografische ontwikkelingen van 1850 tot heden [Population atlas of the Netherlands: demographic developments from 1850 to now] (in Dutch). Rijswijk: Uitgeverij Elmar. pp. 21–27. ISBN 9038913648. Archived from the original (link to PDF) on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  14. 1 2 Beeckman, Duncan; van der Bie, Ronald (2005). "Een eeuw gemeentelijke herindelingen" [A century of municipal mergers] (PDF). Bevolkingstrends (in Dutch). 53 (2). Heerlen/Voorburg: CBS: 63–64. ISSN 1571-0998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  15. ↑ "Gemeentelijke herindeling" [Municipal mergers]. rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch). Government of the Netherlands. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  16. ↑ Wet van 7 februari 2013 tot wijziging van de Gemeentewet en enige andere wetten in verband met het afschaffen van de bevoegdheid van gemeentebesturen om deelgemeenten in te stellen [Act of 7 February 2013 to change the Municipalities Act and other Act in relation to the dissolution of the power of municipalities to form submunicipalities] (76) (in Dutch). 28 February 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  17. ↑ "Amsterdam stadsdelen" (in Dutch). Gemeente Amsterdam. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  18. ↑ "Rotterdam deelgemeenten" (in Dutch). Gemeente Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  19. ↑ "The Hague stadsdelen" (in Dutch). Gemeente The Hague. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  20. ↑ "Almere stadsdelen" (in Dutch). Gemeente Almere. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  21. ↑ "Eindhoven stadsdelen" (in Dutch). Gemeente Eindhoven. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  22. ↑ "Groningen stadsdelen" (in Dutch). Gemeente Groningen. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  23. ↑ "Nijmegen stadsdelen" (in Dutch). Website www.nijmegencity.nl. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  24. ↑ "Statistische gegevens" (in Dutch). Gemeente Tilburg. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  25. ↑ "Kerncijfers Wijken en Buurten" [Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods]. Methods:Data collection (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  26. 1 2 3 "Regionale kerncijfers Nederland" [Regional key figures Netherlands]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  27. ↑ "Population of Dutch Caribbean (1 January); sex, age". CBS Statline. CBS. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  28. ↑ Referentiekader Caribisch Nederland met bijlagen [Reference frame Caribbean Netherlands with appendices] (Technical report) (in Dutch). IdeeVersa. 20 February 2012. pp. 25–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
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