The Hague is a city and municipality of the Netherlands,situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government,and while the official capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam,The Hague has been described as the country's de facto capital. The Hague is also the capital of the province of South Holland,and the city hosts both the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.
North Holland is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea,north of South Holland and Utrecht,and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019,it had a population of 2,877,909 and a total area of 4,092 km2 (1,580 sq mi),of which 1,430 km2 (550 sq mi) is water.
Manhattan's Chinatown is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan,New York City,bordering the Lower East Side to its east,Little Italy to its north,Civic Center to its south,and Tribeca to its west. With an estimated population of 90,000 to 100,000 people,Chinatown is home to the highest concentration of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere. Manhattan's Chinatown is also one of the oldest Chinese ethnic enclaves. The Manhattan Chinatown is one of nine Chinatown neighborhoods in New York City,as well as one of twelve in the New York metropolitan area,which contains the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia,comprising an estimated 893,697 uniracial individuals as of 2017.
Toronto Chinatowns are ethnic enclaves in Toronto,Ontario,Canada,with a high concentration of ethnic Chinese residents and businesses. These neighbourhoods are major cultural,social and economic hubs for the Chinese-Canadian communities of the region. In addition to Toronto,several areas in the Greater Toronto Area also hold a high concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.
Chinatown is an urban enclave situated in the southern part of the Sydney Central Business District,in New South Wales,Australia. It comprises the majority of the Haymarket suburb,between Central station and Darling Harbour. It is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney,and is Australia's largest Chinatown.
Urban Chinatowns exist in several major European cities. There is a Chinatown in London,England,as well as major Chinatowns in Manchester,Birmingham,Newcastle and Liverpool. In Paris there are two Chinatowns:one where many Vietnamese –specifically ethnic Chinese refugees from Vietnam –have settled in the Quartier chinois in the 13th arrondissement of Paris which is Europe's largest Chinatown,and the other in Belleville in the northeast of Paris. Berlin,Germany has two Chinatowns,one in the East and one in the West. Antwerp,Belgium also has an upstart Chinese community.
Chinatown in Montreal is located in the area of De la Gauchetière Street in Montreal. The neighbourhood contains many Asian restaurants,food markets,and convenience stores as well being home to many of Montreal's East Asian community centres,such as the Montreal Chinese Hospital and the Montreal Chinese Community and Cultural Center.
The Jordaan is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam,Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. The area is bordered by the Singelgracht canal and the neighbourhood of Frederik Hendrikbuurt to the west;the Prinsengracht to the east;the Brouwersgracht to the north and the Leidsegracht to the south. The former canal Rozengracht is the main traffic artery through the neighbourhood.
Amsterdam-Noord is a borough of Amsterdam,Netherlands with a population of about 90,000. The IJ,the body of water which separates it from Amsterdam-Centrum and the rest of the city,is situated southwest of Amsterdam-Noord. The borough,which has an area of 49.01 km2,borders the municipalities of Zaanstad,Oostzaan,Landsmeer and Waterland to the north,all part of the province of North Holland like Amsterdam. It borders the Markermeer to the east.
Haagse Hout is one of the eight districts of The Hague. This area was originally called Die Haghe Houte,which later became the current Haagse Hout. The district has 45,600 residents as of 2018. It is located in the north-east of the city,bordering Wassenaar to the north and Leidschendam-Voorburg to the east. Haagse Hout is divided into four neighbourhoods:
Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown is an area located in Nagasaki,Nagasaki,Japan. Today this area is a shopping strip covering many blocks.
Chinatown and Little Italy is a business revitalization zone (BRZ) created by the City of Edmonton,roughly comprising the informal Chinatown and Little Italy ethnic enclaves in the city's inner neighbourhoods. The boundaries of the BRZ includes only the "commercial strips" within those enclaves and the BRZ itself straddles the official neighbourhoods of McCauley and Boyle Street.
De Pijp is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam,Netherlands. It is located directly south of Amsterdam's city centre and it is part of the borough Amsterdam-Zuid,in a part of the city known as the Old South. It is served by De Pijp metro station. Most streets in De Pijp are named after Dutch painters,like Jan Steen,Frans Hals,Ruysdael and Vincent van Gogh. Diamantbuurt,Nieuwe Pijp and Oude Pijp are the three districts composing the area.
Haarlemmerbuurt is a neighbourhood in Amsterdam,in the Dutch province of North Holland,and is part of the borough Centrum. The central artery of the area is formed by the streets Haarlemmerdijk and Haarlemmerstraat,the old road to Haarlem. The neighbourhood is bordered to the south by Brouwersgracht,to the west by Singelgracht,on the north by the railway embankment and on the east by Singel.
Rivierenbuurt is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam,Netherlands. The neighbourhood is situated in the eastern part of the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid,bordered by the river Amstel to the east,the Boerenwetering canal in the west,the Amstelkanaal in the north and the A10 motorway in the south. In 2013,the Rivierenbuurt had approximately 28,400 residents.
Haaglanden was a conurbation surrounding The Hague in the Netherlands from 1992 until 2015. The city's position as the country's seat of government made the region prominent in the Netherlands. Located on the west coast of the province of South Holland,the region had a population of 1,050,543 in September 2013,and covered an area of 405 km².
Zeedijk is a street in the old centre of Amsterdam. The street is the northern and eastern boundary of De Wallen red-light district and runs between Prins Hendrikkade and Nieuwmarkt. Historically an area riddled with crime and drug addicts,the area went through a revitalization and is now the main street of Amsterdam's Chinatown,where locals come to eat at Vietnamese,Thai and Chinese restaurants. The Zeedijk neighbourhood is also known as the Nautical Quarter because of its past as a sailors' neighbourhood.
First Chinatown is a retronym for a former neighbourhood in Toronto,an area that once served as the city's Chinatown. The city's original Chinatown existed from the 1890s to the 1970s,along York Street and Elizabeth Street between Queen and Dundas Streets within St. John's Ward. However,more than two thirds of it was expropriated and razed starting in the late 1950s to build the new Toronto City Hall and its civic square,Nathan Phillips Square.
East Chinatown is a Chinese neighbourhood located in the city of Toronto's east end in Riverdale and one of the several Chinatowns in Toronto. It was formed during the early 1970s and is centred on Gerrard Street East between Broadview Avenue and Carlaw Avenue.
Chinatown,Toronto also known as Downtown Chinatown or West Chinatown is a Chinese ethnic enclave located in the city's downtown core of Toronto,Ontario,Canada. It is centred at the intersections of Spadina Avenue and Dundas Street,West.
