Amsterdam metropolitan area

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Greater Amsterdam
Metropoolregio Amsterdam
Metropolitan region
Metropolitan Region Amsterdam
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Amsterdam
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Haarlem
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Motto(s): 
Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate)
Amsterdam metropolitan area
Coordinates: 52°22′00″N4°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
[a]
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
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
 •  Urban
1,575,263
 • Urban density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
 • Agglomeration
1,112,165
 • Agglomeration density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
 • Municipality
871,873
 • Municipality density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demonym Amsterdammer
GDP
[4]
 •  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.metropoolregioamsterdam.nl

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.

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The administrative responsibility for the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam lies with the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam Central Administration (BKG).

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Notes

  1. ↑ Amsterdam Urban Region (SG) [1]
    Municipalities: Amsterdam · Almere · Zaanstad · Haarlemmermeer · Amstelveen · Purmerend · Diemen · Waterland · Wormerland · Ouder-Amstel · Landsmeer · Oostzaan · Muiden · Zeevang
  2. ↑ Amsterdam Agglomeration (GA) [2]
    Municipalities: Amsterdam · Zaanstad · Amstelveen · Diemen · Wormerland · Landsmeer · Oostzaan
  3. ↑ Municipality of Amsterdam [3]
    Boroughs: Amsterdam-Centrum · Amsterdam-Noord · Amsterdam Nieuw-West · Amsterdam-Oost · Amsterdam-West · Amsterdam Westpoort · Amsterdam-Zuid · Amsterdam-Zuidoost

References

  1. ↑ "Amsterdam (SG)". CBS. 2014. Stadsgewest Amsterdam
  2. ↑ "Amsterdam (GA)". CBS. 2014. Grootstedelijke Agglomeratie Amsterdam
  3. ↑ "Amsterdam". CBS. 2014. Gemeente Amsterdam
  4. ↑ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
  5. ↑ Official Website, accessed January 2018.
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