List of municipalities of the Netherlands

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Map of municipalities of the Netherlands after the mergers of 1 January 2016

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There are 390 regular municipalities (gemeenten) and 3 public bodies (openbare lichamen), also referred to as special municipalities (bijzondere gemeenten), in the Netherlands. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division 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.

These municipalities come in a wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest at 7.84 km2 (3.03 sq mi) and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with an area of 841.56 km2 (324.93 sq mi). Schiermonnikoog is both the least populous municipality and has the lowest population density with 938 inhabitants for a density of 21/km2 (54/sq mi). Amsterdam has the highest population with 810,909 residents, whereas The Hague is most densely populated with a density of 6,131/km2 (15,880/sq mi).

Municipal status

As a second level administrative division municipalities are the third tier of public administration in the Netherlands after the central government and the provinces.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] The number of members in the council ranges from nine members for the smallest municipalities to forty-five members for the largest.[7] 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.[8] 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.[5][9][10]

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Historical number of municipalities
Year No. ±%
1850 1,209 —    
1900 1,121 −7.3%
1950 1,015 −9.5%
2000 537 −47.1%
2016 390 −27.4%
Source: Ekamper et al. (2003),[11] CBS[12]

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; as of 2014 there are 403 municipalities. During this time, multiple mergers occurred simultaneously in large parts of individual provinces; the municipal boundaries were basically redrawn in these regions.[11][12][13] 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.[13][14]

Municipalities have the right to decentralize 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.[15] Only Amsterdam,[16] where the districts are called stadsdelen, and Rotterdam,[17] where the districts are called deelgemeenten, consist of such formal subdivisions. The Hague,[18] Almere,[19] Breda, Eindhoven,[20] Enschede, Groningen,[21] Nijmegen[22] 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 (wijken), which in turn are subdivided into neighbourhoods (buurten).[23] These subdivisions have, in contrast to the submunicipalities, no formal status. As of 2012, the municipalities in the Netherlands were subdivided into 2,621 districts and 11,896 neighbourhoods.[24]

Municipalities

Regular municipalities

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Municipality CBS code[12] Province Population[lower-alpha 1][25] Population density[lower-alpha 2][26] Area[lower-alpha 3][26] Map
Aa en Hunze 1680 Drenthe 25,333 93 /km2 (241 /sq mi) 278.88 km2 (107.68 sq mi) 150px
Aalburg 0738 North Brabant 12,859 253 /km2 (655 /sq mi) 53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi) 150px
Aalsmeer 0358 North Holland 30,792 1,486 /km2 (3,849 /sq mi) 32.29 km2 (12.47 sq mi) 150px
Aalten 0197 Gelderland 27,030 283 /km2 (733 /sq mi) 97.03 km2 (37.46 sq mi) 150px
Achtkarspelen 0059 Friesland 28,002 274 /km2 (710 /sq mi) 103.98 km2 (40.15 sq mi) 150px
Alblasserdam 0482 South Holland 19,822 2,216 /km2 (5,739 /sq mi) 10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi) 150px
Albrandswaard 0613 South Holland 25,044 1,143 /km2 (2,960 /sq mi) 23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi) 150px
Alkmaar 0361 North Holland 94,906 3,222 /km2 (8,345 /sq mi) 31.2 km2 (12.05 sq mi) 150px
Almelo 0141 Overijssel 72,435 1,079 /km2 (2,795 /sq mi) 69.41 km2 (26.8 sq mi) 150px
Almere 0034 Flevoland 196,156 1,490 /km2 (3,859 /sq mi) 248.77 km2 (96.05 sq mi) 150px
Alphen aan den Rijn 0484 South Holland 106,809 844 /km2 (2,190 /sq mi) 132.49 km2 (51.15 sq mi) 150px
Alphen-Chaam 1723 North Brabant 9,712 102 /km2 (264 /sq mi) 93.51 km2 (36.1 sq mi) 150px
Ameland 0060 Friesland 3,565 60 /km2 (155 /sq mi) 268.5 km2 (103.67 sq mi) Location of Ameland
Amersfoort 0307 Utrecht 150,943 2,358 /km2 (6,107 /sq mi) 63.86 km2 (24.66 sq mi) Location of Amersfoort
Amstelveen 0362 North Holland 85,135 2,011 /km2 (5,208 /sq mi) 44.08 km2 (17.02 sq mi) 150px
Amsterdam 0363 North Holland 810,909 4,767 /km2 (12,346 /sq mi) 219.32 km2 (84.68 sq mi) 150px
Apeldoorn 0200 Gelderland 157,535 462 /km2 (1,197 /sq mi) 341.15 km2 (131.72 sq mi) 150px
Appingedam 0003 Groningen 12,049 507 /km2 (1,313 /sq mi) 24.58 km2 (9.49 sq mi) 150px
Arnhem 0202 Gelderland 150,817 1,523 /km2 (3,945 /sq mi) 101.54 km2 (39.2 sq mi) Location of Arnhem
Assen 0106 Drenthe 67,209 820 /km2 (2,124 /sq mi) 83.45 km2 (32.22 sq mi) 150px
Asten 0743 North Brabant 16,479 234 /km2 (606 /sq mi) 71.34 km2 (27.54 sq mi) 150px
Baarle-Nassau 0744 North Brabant 6,617 88 /km2 (228 /sq mi) 76.21 km2 (29.42 sq mi) Location of Baarle-Nassau
Baarn 0308 Utrecht 24,344 749 /km2 (1,940 /sq mi) 33.01 km2 (12.75 sq mi) 150px
Barendrecht 0489 South Holland 47,375 2,373 /km2 (6,146 /sq mi) 21.73 km2 (8.39 sq mi) 150px
Barneveld 0203 Gelderland 54,176 304 /km2 (787 /sq mi) 176.69 km2 (68.22 sq mi) 150px
Bedum 0005 Groningen 10,475 236 /km2 (611 /sq mi) 44.96 km2 (17.36 sq mi) 150px
Beek 0888 Limburg 16,268 783 /km2 (2,028 /sq mi) 21.03 km2 (8.12 sq mi) 150px
Beemster 0370 North Holland 8,919 124 /km2 (321 /sq mi) 72.07 km2 (27.83 sq mi) 150px
Beesel 0889 Limburg 13,593 488 /km2 (1,264 /sq mi) 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) 150px
Bellingwedde 0007 Groningen 8,908 86 /km2 (223 /sq mi) 110.08 km2 (42.5 sq mi) 150px
Berg en Dal 1945 Gelderland 18,956 428 /km2 (1,109 /sq mi) 44.14 km2 (17.04 sq mi) 150px
Bergeijk 1724 North Brabant 18,250 179 /km2 (464 /sq mi) 101.73 km2 (39.28 sq mi) 150px
Bergen (LI) 0893 Limburg 13,230 128 /km2 (332 /sq mi) 108.48 km2 (41.88 sq mi) 150px
Bergen (NH) 0373 North Holland 30,075 316 /km2 (818 /sq mi) 119.46 km2 (46.12 sq mi) 150px
Bergen op Zoom 0748 North Brabant 66,423 826 /km2 (2,139 /sq mi) 93.13 km2 (35.96 sq mi) 150px
Berkelland 1859 Gelderland 44,650 174 /km2 (451 /sq mi) 260.53 km2 (100.59 sq mi) 150px
Bernheze 1721 North Brabant 29,703 332 /km2 (860 /sq mi) 90.41 km2 (34.91 sq mi) 150px
Best 0753 North Brabant 28,594 836 /km2 (2,165 /sq mi) 35.1 km2 (13.55 sq mi) 150px
Beuningen 0209 Gelderland 25,254 582 /km2 (1,507 /sq mi) 47.09 km2 (18.18 sq mi) 150px
Beverwijk 0375 North Holland 40,052 2,172 /km2 (5,625 /sq mi) 20.09 km2 (7.76 sq mi) 150px
het Bildt 0063 Friesland 10,633 117 /km2 (303 /sq mi) 116.48 km2 (44.97 sq mi) 150px
De Bilt 0310 Utrecht 42,013 635 /km2 (1,645 /sq mi) 67.13 km2 (25.92 sq mi) 150px
Binnenmaas 0585 South Holland 28,682 418 /km2 (1,083 /sq mi) 75.57 km2 (29.18 sq mi) 150px
Bladel 1728 North Brabant 19,825 260 /km2 (673 /sq mi) 75.62 km2 (29.2 sq mi) 150px
Blaricum 0376 North Holland 9,112 813 /km2 (2,106 /sq mi) 15.56 km2 (6.01 sq mi) 150px
Bloemendaal 0377 North Holland 22,077 555 /km2 (1,437 /sq mi) 45.18 km2 (17.44 sq mi) Location of Bloemendaal
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk 1901 South Holland 32,986 434 /km2 (1,124 /sq mi) 88.64 km2 (34.22 sq mi) 150px
Boekel 0755 North Brabant 10,089 289 /km2 (749 /sq mi) 34.52 km2 (13.33 sq mi) 150px
Ten Boer 0009 Groningen 7,465 165 /km2 (427 /sq mi) 45.73 km2 (17.66 sq mi) 150px
Borger-Odoorn 1681 Drenthe 25,633 94 /km2 (243 /sq mi) 277.89 km2 (107.29 sq mi) Location of Borger-Odoorn
Borne 0147 Overijssel 21,901 830 /km2 (2,150 /sq mi) 26.16 km2 (10.1 sq mi) 150px
Borsele 0654 Zeeland 22,592 160 /km2 (414 /sq mi) 194.52 km2 (75.1 sq mi) Location of Borsele
Boxmeer 0756 North Brabant 28,135 255 /km2 (660 /sq mi) 113.84 km2 (43.95 sq mi) 150px
Boxtel 0757 North Brabant 30,325 475 /km2 (1,230 /sq mi) 64.85 km2 (25.04 sq mi) 150px
Breda 0758 North Brabant 179,999 1,400 /km2 (3,626 /sq mi) 128.68 km2 (49.68 sq mi) 150px
Brielle 0501 South Holland 16,306 583 /km2 (1,510 /sq mi) 31.14 km2 (12.02 sq mi) 150px
Bronckhorst 1876 Gelderland 36,941 132 /km2 (342 /sq mi) 286.42 km2 (110.59 sq mi) Location of Bronckhorst
Brummen 0213 Gelderland 21,169 254 /km2 (658 /sq mi) 85.01 km2 (32.82 sq mi) 150px
Brunssum 0899 Limburg 28,914 1,697 /km2 (4,395 /sq mi) 17.34 km2 (6.7 sq mi) 150px
Bunnik 0312 Utrecht 14,619 391 /km2 (1,013 /sq mi) 37.57 km2 (14.51 sq mi) 150px
Bunschoten 0313 Utrecht 20,547 664 /km2 (1,720 /sq mi) 34.81 km2 (13.44 sq mi) 150px
Buren 0214 Gelderland 25,995 193 /km2 (500 /sq mi) 142.92 km2 (55.18 sq mi) 150px
Capelle aan den IJssel 0502 South Holland 66,177 4,640 /km2 (12,018 /sq mi) 15.4 km2 (5.95 sq mi) 150px
Castricum 0383 North Holland 34,244 694 /km2 (1,797 /sq mi) 60.37 km2 (23.31 sq mi) 150px
Coevorden 0109 Drenthe 35,771 121 /km2 (313 /sq mi) 299.69 km2 (115.71 sq mi) 150px
Cranendonck 1706 North Brabant 20,388 267 /km2 (692 /sq mi) 78.05 km2 (30.14 sq mi) 150px
Cromstrijen 0611 South Holland 12,748 235 /km2 (609 /sq mi) 70.33 km2 (27.15 sq mi) 150px
Cuijk 1684 North Brabant 24,780 481 /km2 (1,246 /sq mi) 57.07 km2 (22.03 sq mi) 150px
Culemborg 0216 Gelderland 27,579 939 /km2 (2,432 /sq mi) 31.14 km2 (12.02 sq mi) 150px
Dalfsen 0148 Overijssel 27,655 166 /km2 (430 /sq mi) 166.52 km2 (64.29 sq mi) 150px
Dantumadiel 1891 Friesland 19,035 226 /km2 (585 /sq mi) 87.53 km2 (33.8 sq mi) 150px
Delft 0503 South Holland 99,973 4,324 /km2 (11,199 /sq mi) 24.06 km2 (9.29 sq mi) Location of Delft
Delfzijl 0010 Groningen 25,686 198 /km2 (513 /sq mi) 227.5 km2 (87.84 sq mi) 150px
Deurne 0762 North Brabant 31,669 271 /km2 (702 /sq mi) 118.36 km2 (45.7 sq mi) 150px
Deventer 0150 Overijssel 98,327 752 /km2 (1,948 /sq mi) 134.33 km2 (51.87 sq mi) Location of Deventer
Diemen 0384 North Holland 25,980 2,080 /km2 (5,387 /sq mi) 14.04 km2 (5.42 sq mi) 150px
Dinkelland 1774 Overijssel 25,937 148 /km2 (383 /sq mi) 176.82 km2 (68.27 sq mi) 150px
Doesburg 0221 Gelderland 11,449 1,002 /km2 (2,595 /sq mi) 12.96 km2 (5 sq mi) 150px
Doetinchem 0222 Gelderland 56,350 711 /km2 (1,841 /sq mi) 79.66 km2 (30.76 sq mi) 150px
Dongen 0766 North Brabant 25,389 861 /km2 (2,230 /sq mi) 29.72 km2 (11.47 sq mi) 150px
Dongeradeel 0058 Friesland 24,183 145 /km2 (376 /sq mi) 266.92 km2 (103.06 sq mi) 150px
Dordrecht 0505 South Holland 118,716 1,504 /km2 (3,895 /sq mi) 99.47 km2 (38.41 sq mi) Location of Dordrecht
Drechterland 0498 North Holland 19,257 327 /km2 (847 /sq mi) 80.74 km2 (31.17 sq mi) 150px
Drimmelen 1719 North Brabant 26,705 277 /km2 (717 /sq mi) 119.43 km2 (46.11 sq mi) 150px
Dronten 0303 Flevoland 40,451 121 /km2 (313 /sq mi) 423.89 km2 (163.66 sq mi) 150px
Druten 0225 Gelderland 18,206 482 /km2 (1,248 /sq mi) 42.46 km2 (16.39 sq mi) 150px
Duiven 0226 Gelderland 25,580 752 /km2 (1,948 /sq mi) 35.19 km2 (13.59 sq mi) Location of Duiven
Echt-Susteren 1711 Limburg 31,940 312 /km2 (808 /sq mi) 104.53 km2 (40.36 sq mi) 150px
Edam-Volendam 0385 North Holland 28,934 1,760 /km2 (4,558 /sq mi) 24.78 km2 (9.57 sq mi) 150px
Ede 0228 Gelderland 110,657 342 /km2 (886 /sq mi) 318.62 km2 (123.02 sq mi) 150px
Eemnes 0317 Utrecht 8,773 284 /km2 (736 /sq mi) 33.7 km2 (13.01 sq mi) 150px
Eemsmond 1651 Groningen 15,910 86 /km2 (223 /sq mi) 543.35 km2 (209.79 sq mi) 150px
Eersel 0770 North Brabant 18,201 220 /km2 (570 /sq mi) 83.33 km2 (32.17 sq mi) 150px
Eijsden-Margraten 1903 Limburg 24,980 323 /km2 (837 /sq mi) 78.32 km2 (30.24 sq mi) 150px
Eindhoven 0772 North Brabant 220,782 2,476 /km2 (6,413 /sq mi) 88.87 km2 (34.31 sq mi) Location of Eindhoven
Elburg 0230 Gelderland 22,658 351 /km2 (909 /sq mi) 65.91 km2 (25.45 sq mi) 150px
Emmen 0114 Drenthe 108,003 324 /km2 (839 /sq mi) 346.25 km2 (133.69 sq mi) Location of Emmen
Enkhuizen 0388 North Holland 18,395 1,471 /km2 (3,810 /sq mi) 116.25 km2 (44.88 sq mi) 150px
Enschede 0153 Overijssel 158,542 1,121 /km2 (2,903 /sq mi) 142.72 km2 (55.1 sq mi) Location of Enschede
Epe 0232 Gelderland 32,352 208 /km2 (539 /sq mi) 157.37 km2 (60.76 sq mi) 150px
Ermelo 0233 Gelderland 26,080 305 /km2 (790 /sq mi) 87.33 km2 (33.72 sq mi) 150px
Etten-Leur 0777 North Brabant 42,351 760 /km2 (1,968 /sq mi) 55.92 km2 (21.59 sq mi) 150px
Ferwerderadiel 1722 Friesland 8,771 90 /km2 (233 /sq mi) 133.18 km2 (51.42 sq mi) 150px
Franekeradeel 0070 Friesland 20,437 200 /km2 (518 /sq mi) 109.17 km2 (42.15 sq mi) 150px
De Fryske Marren 1940 Friesland 51,223 142 /km2 (370 /sq mi) 559.93 km2 (216.19 sq mi) Location of De Friese Meren
Geertruidenberg 0779 North Brabant 21,597 806 /km2 (2,088 /sq mi) 29.64 km2 (11.44 sq mi) 150px
Geldermalsen 0236 Gelderland 26,339 263 /km2 (681 /sq mi) 101.73 km2 (39.28 sq mi) 150px
Geldrop-Mierlo 1771 North Brabant 38,854 1,247 /km2 (3,230 /sq mi) 31.39 km2 (12.12 sq mi) 150px
Gemert-Bakel 1652 North Brabant 29,354 237 /km2 (614 /sq mi) 123.34 km2 (47.62 sq mi) 150px
Gennep 0907 Limburg 17,285 364 /km2 (943 /sq mi) 50.42 km2 (19.47 sq mi) 150px
Giessenlanden 0689 South Holland 14,423 228 /km2 (591 /sq mi) 65.11 km2 (25.14 sq mi) 150px
Gilze en Rijen 0784 North Brabant 26,013 391 /km2 (1,013 /sq mi) 65.66 km2 (25.35 sq mi) 150px
Goeree-Overflakkee 1924 South Holland 48,233 184 /km2 (480 /sq mi) 422.34 km2 (163.07 sq mi) 150px
Goes 0664 Zeeland 36,977 398 /km2 (1,031 /sq mi) 101.92 km2 (39.35 sq mi) 150px
Goirle 0785 North Brabant 23,060 542 /km2 (1,404 /sq mi) 42.34 km2 (16.35 sq mi) 150px
Gooise Meren 1942 North Holland
Gorinchem 0512 South Holland 35,252 1,855 /km2 (4,804 /sq mi) 21.93 km2 (8.47 sq mi) 150px
Gouda 0513 South Holland 70,923 4,225 /km2 (10,943 /sq mi) 18.11 km2 (6.99 sq mi) Location of Gouda
Grave 0786 North Brabant 12,696 471 /km2 (1,220 /sq mi) 28.03 km2 (10.82 sq mi) 150px
The Hague 0518 South Holland 508,592 6,131 /km2 (15,879 /sq mi) 98.12 km2 (37.88 sq mi) Location of The Hague
Groningen 0014 Groningen 198,108 2,474 /km2 (6,408 /sq mi) 83.75 km2 (32.34 sq mi) Location of Groningen
Grootegast 0015 Groningen 12,193 141 /km2 (365 /sq mi) 87.74 km2 (33.88 sq mi) 150px
Gulpen-Wittem 1729 Limburg 14,492 198 /km2 (513 /sq mi) 73.35 km2 (28.32 sq mi) 150px
Haaksbergen 0158 Overijssel 24,357 233 /km2 (603 /sq mi) 105.5 km2 (40.73 sq mi) 150px
Haaren 0788 North Brabant 13,578 236 /km2 (611 /sq mi) 58.56 km2 (22.61 sq mi) 150px
Haarlem 0392 North Holland 155,205 5,195 /km2 (13,455 /sq mi) 32.09 km2 (12.39 sq mi) Location of Haarlem
Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude 0393 North Holland 5,547 284 /km2 (736 /sq mi) 21.19 km2 (8.18 sq mi) Location of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude
Haarlemmermeer 0394 North Holland 144,166 806 /km2 (2,088 /sq mi) 185.29 km2 (71.54 sq mi) Location of Haarlemmermeer
Halderberge 1655 North Brabant 29,379 393 /km2 (1,018 /sq mi) 75.21 km2 (29.04 sq mi) 150px
Hardenberg 0160 Overijssel 59,592 190 /km2 (492 /sq mi) 317.14 km2 (122.45 sq mi) 150px
Harderwijk 0243 Gelderland 45,741 1,177 /km2 (3,048 /sq mi) 48.27 km2 (18.64 sq mi) 150px
Hardinxveld-Giessendam 0523 South Holland 17,736 1,043 /km2 (2,701 /sq mi) 19.35 km2 (7.47 sq mi) 150px
Haren 0017 Groningen 18,790 405 /km2 (1,049 /sq mi) 50.73 km2 (19.59 sq mi) 150px
Harlingen 0072 Friesland 15,810 633 /km2 (1,639 /sq mi) 387.67 km2 (149.68 sq mi) 150px
Hattem 0244 Gelderland 11,742 511 /km2 (1,323 /sq mi) 24.16 km2 (9.33 sq mi) 150px
Heemskerk 0396 North Holland 39,092 1,441 /km2 (3,732 /sq mi) 31.67 km2 (12.23 sq mi) 150px
Heemstede 0397 North Holland 26,320 2,848 /km2 (7,376 /sq mi) 9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi) 150px
Heerde 0246 Gelderland 18,515 232 /km2 (601 /sq mi) 80.42 km2 (31.05 sq mi) 150px
Heerenveen 0074 Friesland 49,388 273 /km2 (710 /sq mi) 187.76 km2 (72.49 sq mi) 150px
Heerhugowaard 0398 North Holland 53,246 1,367 /km2 (3,541 /sq mi) 39.99 km2 (15.44 sq mi) 150px
Heerlen 0917 Limburg 88,202 1,977 /km2 (5,120 /sq mi) 45.53 km2 (17.58 sq mi) 150px
Heeze-Leende 1658 North Brabant 15,376 148 /km2 (383 /sq mi) 105.04 km2 (40.56 sq mi) Location of Heeze-Leende
Heiloo 0399 North Holland 22,626 1,211 /km2 (3,136 /sq mi) 19.01 km2 (7.34 sq mi) Location of Heiloo
Den Helder 0400 North Holland 56,553 1,261 /km2 (3,266 /sq mi) 178.8 km2 (69.04 sq mi) 150px
Hellendoorn 0163 Overijssel 35,697 259 /km2 (671 /sq mi) 138.99 km2 (53.66 sq mi) 150px
Hellevoetsluis 0530 South Holland 38,918 1,250 /km2 (3,237 /sq mi) 46.27 km2 (17.86 sq mi) 150px
Helmond 0794 North Brabant 89,346 1,668 /km2 (4,320 /sq mi) 54.75 km2 (21.14 sq mi) 150px
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht 0531 South Holland 28,952 2,648 /km2 (6,858 /sq mi) 11.9 km2 (4.59 sq mi) 150px
Hengelo 0164 Overijssel 80,975 1,329 /km2 (3,442 /sq mi) 61.83 km2 (23.87 sq mi) 150px
's-Hertogenbosch 0796 North Brabant 143,745 1,680 /km2 (4,351 /sq mi) 91.79 km2 (35.44 sq mi) Location of 's-Hertogenbosch
Heumen 0252 Gelderland 16,342 412 /km2 (1,067 /sq mi) 41.54 km2 (16.04 sq mi) 150px
Heusden 0797 North Brabant 43,180 547 /km2 (1,417 /sq mi) 81.22 km2 (31.36 sq mi) 150px
Hillegom 0534 South Holland 20,987 1,613 /km2 (4,178 /sq mi) 13.48 km2 (5.2 sq mi) 150px
Hilvarenbeek 0798 North Brabant 15,082 159 /km2 (412 /sq mi) 96.49 km2 (37.25 sq mi) 150px
Hilversum 0402 North Holland 86,574 1,875 /km2 (4,856 /sq mi) 46.35 km2 (17.9 sq mi) Location of Hilversum
Hof van Twente 1735 Overijssel 34,987 167 /km2 (433 /sq mi) 215.41 km2 (83.17 sq mi) Location of Hof van Twente
Hollands Kroon 1911 North Holland 47,501 133 /km2 (344 /sq mi) 662.2 km2 (255.68 sq mi) 150px
Hoogeveen 0118 Drenthe 54,680 430 /km2 (1,114 /sq mi) 129.25 km2 (49.9 sq mi) 150px
Hoogezand-Sappemeer 0018 Groningen 34,360 521 /km2 (1,349 /sq mi) 72.99 km2 (28.18 sq mi) 150px
Hoorn 0405 North Holland 71,741 3,519 /km2 (9,114 /sq mi) 53.25 km2 (20.56 sq mi) Location of Hoorn
Horst aan de Maas 1507 Limburg 41,718 222 /km2 (575 /sq mi) 191.92 km2 (74.1 sq mi) 150px
Houten 0321 Utrecht 48,427 872 /km2 (2,258 /sq mi) 58.99 km2 (22.78 sq mi) Location of Houten
Huizen 0406 North Holland 41,239 2,629 /km2 (6,809 /sq mi) 23.32 km2 (9 sq mi) 150px
Hulst 0677 Zeeland 27,402 137 /km2 (355 /sq mi) 251.82 km2 (97.23 sq mi) 150px
IJsselstein 0353 Utrecht 34,268 1,620 /km2 (4,196 /sq mi) 21.68 km2 (8.37 sq mi) 150px
Kaag en Braassem 1884 South Holland 25,758 406 /km2 (1,052 /sq mi) 72.24 km2 (27.89 sq mi) 150px
Kampen 0166 Overijssel 51,069 355 /km2 (919 /sq mi) 161.79 km2 (62.47 sq mi) Location of Kampen
Kapelle 0678 Zeeland 12,508 334 /km2 (865 /sq mi) 49.63 km2 (19.16 sq mi) 150px
Katwijk 0537 South Holland 62,825 2,546 /km2 (6,594 /sq mi) 31.13 km2 (12.02 sq mi) 150px
Kerkrade 0928 Limburg 46,773 2,159 /km2 (5,592 /sq mi) 22.13 km2 (8.54 sq mi) 150px
Koggenland 1598 North Holland 22,473 278 /km2 (720 /sq mi) 84.13 km2 (32.48 sq mi) 150px
Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland 0079 Friesland 12,856 118 /km2 (306 /sq mi) 116.35 km2 (44.92 sq mi) 150px
Korendijk 0588 South Holland 10,693 140 /km2 (363 /sq mi) 100.47 km2 (38.79 sq mi) 150px
Krimpen aan den IJssel 0542 South Holland 28,814 3,681 /km2 (9,534 /sq mi) 8.95 km2 (3.46 sq mi) 150px
Krimpenerwaard 1931 South Holland 54,287 337 /km2 ( /sq mi) 161.3 km2 ( sq mi) 150px
Laarbeek 1659 North Brabant 21,815 390 /km2 (1,010 /sq mi) 56.17 km2 (21.69 sq mi) 150px
Landerd 1685 North Brabant 15,262 214 /km2 (554 /sq mi) 70.71 km2 (27.3 sq mi) 150px
Landgraaf 0882 Limburg 37,530 1,549 /km2 (4,012 /sq mi) 24.66 km2 (9.52 sq mi) 150px
Landsmeer 0415 North Holland 10,457 458 /km2 (1,186 /sq mi) 26.5 km2 (10.23 sq mi) Location of Landsmeer
Langedijk 0416 North Holland 26,984 1,123 /km2 (2,909 /sq mi) 27.03 km2 (10.44 sq mi) 150px
Lansingerland 1621 South Holland 57,188 1,018 /km2 (2,637 /sq mi) 56.37 km2 (21.76 sq mi) 150px
Laren 0417 North Holland 10,846 915 /km2 (2,370 /sq mi) 12.41 km2 (4.79 sq mi) Location of Laren
Leek 0022 Groningen 19,607 307 /km2 (795 /sq mi) 64.28 km2 (24.82 sq mi) 150px
Leerdam 0545 South Holland 20,586 612 /km2 (1,585 /sq mi) 34.42 km2 (13.29 sq mi) 150px
Leeuwarden 0080 Friesland 108,113 713 /km2 (1,850 /sq mi) 166.99 km2 (64.48 sq mi) 150px
Leeuwarderadeel 0081 Friesland 10,275 253 /km2 (655 /sq mi) 41.46 km2 (16.01 sq mi) 150px
Leiden 0546 South Holland 121,199 5,409 /km2 (14,009 /sq mi) 23.27 km2 (8.98 sq mi) Location of Leiden
Leiderdorp 0547 South Holland 26,788 2,313 /km2 (5,991 /sq mi) 12.28 km2 (4.74 sq mi) 150px
Leidschendam-Voorburg 1916 South Holland 73,392 2,214 /km2 (5,734 /sq mi) 35.62 km2 (13.75 sq mi) 150px
Lelystad 0995 Flevoland 76,170 325 /km2 (842 /sq mi) 765.45 km2 (295.54 sq mi) Location of Lelystad
Leudal 1640 Limburg 36,213 224 /km2 (580 /sq mi) 164.89 km2 (63.66 sq mi) 150px
Leusden 0327 Utrecht 28,967 493 /km2 (1,277 /sq mi) 58.89 km2 (22.74 sq mi) 150px
Lingewaal 0733 Gelderland 11,059 216 /km2 (559 /sq mi) 54.49 km2 (21.04 sq mi) 150px
Lingewaard 1705 Gelderland 45,814 735 /km2 (1,904 /sq mi) 69.14 km2 (26.7 sq mi) 150px
Lisse 0553 South Holland 22,376 1,435 /km2 (3,717 /sq mi) 16.05 km2 (6.2 sq mi) Location of Lisse
Littenseradiel 0140 Friesland 10,929 84 /km2 (218 /sq mi) 132.64 km2 (51.21 sq mi) 150px
Lochem 0262 Gelderland 33,268 156 /km2 (404 /sq mi) 215.94 km2 (83.37 sq mi) 150px
Loon op Zand 0809 North Brabant 23,104 460 /km2 (1,191 /sq mi) 50.71 km2 (19.58 sq mi) 150px
Lopik 0331 Utrecht 14,000 185 /km2 (479 /sq mi) 78.98 km2 (30.49 sq mi) File:Map - NL - Municipality code 0331 (2009).svg
Loppersum 0024 Groningen 10,181 93 /km2 (241 /sq mi) 111.99 km2 (43.24 sq mi) 150px
Losser 0168 Overijssel 22,619 229 /km2 (593 /sq mi) 99.61 km2 (38.46 sq mi) 150px
Maasdriel 0263 Gelderland 24,197 364 /km2 (943 /sq mi) 75.46 km2 (29.14 sq mi) Location of Maasdriel
Maasgouw 1641 Limburg 23,888 526 /km2 (1,362 /sq mi) 57.99 km2 (22.39 sq mi) 150px
Maassluis 0556 South Holland 32,097 3,751 /km2 (9,715 /sq mi) 10.12 km2 (3.91 sq mi) 150px
Maastricht 0935 Limburg 122,331 2,131 /km2 (5,519 /sq mi) 60.03 km2 (23.18 sq mi) Location of Maastricht
De Marne 1663 Groningen 10,205 62 /km2 (161 /sq mi) 240.33 km2 (92.79 sq mi) 150px
Marum 0025 Groningen 10,350 161 /km2 (417 /sq mi) 64.89 km2 (25.05 sq mi) 150px
Medemblik 0420 North Holland 43,331 354 /km2 (917 /sq mi) 257.56 km2 (99.44 sq mi) 150px
Meerssen 0938 Limburg 19,259 716 /km2 (1,854 /sq mi) 27.64 km2 (10.67 sq mi) Location of Meerssen
Menameradiel 1908 Friesland 13,653 200 /km2 (518 /sq mi) 70.03 km2 (27.04 sq mi) 150px
Menterwolde 1987 Groningen 12,250 154 /km2 (399 /sq mi) 81.62 km2 (31.51 sq mi) 150px
Meppel 0119 Drenthe 32,875 585 /km2 (1,515 /sq mi) 57.03 km2 (22.02 sq mi) 150px
Middelburg 0687 Zeeland 47,660 984 /km2 (2,549 /sq mi) 53.04 km2 (20.48 sq mi) 150px
Midden-Delfland 1842 South Holland 18,449 385 /km2 (997 /sq mi) 49.38 km2 (19.07 sq mi) 150px
Midden-Drenthe 1731 Drenthe 33,368 98 /km2 (254 /sq mi) 345.87 km2 (133.54 sq mi) 150px
Mill en Sint Hubert 0815 North Brabant 10,843 209 /km2 (541 /sq mi) 53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi) 150px
Moerdijk 1709 North Brabant 36,775 229 /km2 (593 /sq mi) 184.03 km2 (71.05 sq mi) 150px
Molenwaard 1927 South Holland 29,043 246 /km2 (640 /sq mi) 126.47 km2 (48.83 sq mi) 150px
Montferland 1955 Gelderland 34,985 332 /km2 (860 /sq mi) 106.63 km2 (41.17 sq mi) Location of Montferland
Montfoort 0335 Utrecht 13,639 361 /km2 (935 /sq mi) 38.2 km2 (14.75 sq mi) 150px
Mook en Middelaar 0944 Limburg 7,783 453 /km2 (1,173 /sq mi) 18.81 km2 (7.26 sq mi) 150px
Neder-Betuwe 1740 Gelderland 22,591 373 /km2 (966 /sq mi) 68.16 km2 (26.32 sq mi) 150px
Nederweert 0946 Limburg 16,773 167 /km2 (433 /sq mi) 101.78 km2 (39.3 sq mi) 150px
Neerijnen 0304 Gelderland 12,022 181 /km2 (469 /sq mi) 72.9 km2 (28.15 sq mi) 150px
Nieuwegein 0356 Utrecht 61,017 2,566 /km2 (6,646 /sq mi) 25.65 km2 (9.9 sq mi) 150px
Nieuwkoop 0569 South Holland 27,114 342 /km2 (886 /sq mi) 91.16 km2 (35.2 sq mi) 150px
Nijkerk 0267 Gelderland 40,600 578 /km2 (1,497 /sq mi) 72.1 km2 (27.84 sq mi) 150px
Nijmegen 0268 Gelderland 168,499 3,081 /km2 (7,980 /sq mi) 57.6 km2 (22.24 sq mi) 150px
Nissewaard 1930 South Holland 85,083 1034 /km2 ( /sq mi) 98.74 km2 ( sq mi) 150px
Noord-Beveland 1695 Zeeland 7,508 88 /km2 (228 /sq mi) 121.51 km2 (46.92 sq mi) 150px
Noordenveld 1699 Drenthe 31,110 154 /km2 (399 /sq mi) 205.32 km2 (79.27 sq mi) 150px
Noordoostpolder 0171 Flevoland 46,372 101 /km2 (262 /sq mi) 595.43 km2 (229.9 sq mi) 150px
Noordwijk 0575 South Holland 25,689 719 /km2 (1,862 /sq mi) 51.45 km2 (19.86 sq mi) Location of Noordwijk
Noordwijkerhout 0576 South Holland 15,982 692 /km2 (1,792 /sq mi) 23.42 km2 (9.04 sq mi) 150px
Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten 0820 North Brabant 22,596 669 /km2 (1,733 /sq mi) 33.94 km2 (13.1 sq mi) 150px
Nunspeet 0302 Gelderland 26,707 207 /km2 (536 /sq mi) 129.53 km2 (50.01 sq mi) 150px
Nuth 0951 Limburg 15,577 473 /km2 (1,225 /sq mi) 33.13 km2 (12.79 sq mi) 150px
Oegstgeest 0579 South Holland 22,855 3,123 /km2 (8,089 /sq mi) 7.97 km2 (3.08 sq mi) Location of Oegstgeest
Oirschot 0823 North Brabant 17,989 175 /km2 (453 /sq mi) 102.84 km2 (39.71 sq mi) 150px
Oisterwijk 0824 North Brabant 25,835 403 /km2 (1,044 /sq mi) 65.13 km2 (25.15 sq mi) 150px
Oldambt 1895 Groningen 38,558 172 /km2 (445 /sq mi) 295.96 km2 (114.27 sq mi) 150px
Oldebroek 0269 Gelderland 22,824 233 /km2 (603 /sq mi) 98.84 km2 (38.16 sq mi) 150px
Oldenzaal 0173 Overijssel 32,152 1,493 /km2 (3,867 /sq mi) 21.95 km2 (8.47 sq mi) 150px
Olst-Wijhe 1773 Overijssel 17,760 155 /km2 (401 /sq mi) 118.37 km2 (45.7 sq mi) 150px
Ommen 0175 Overijssel 17,370 97 /km2 (251 /sq mi) 182.01 km2 (70.27 sq mi) 150px
Onderbanken 0881 Limburg 7,882 376 /km2 (974 /sq mi) 21.24 km2 (8.2 sq mi) 150px
Oost Gelre 1586 Gelderland 29,648 274 /km2 (710 /sq mi) 110.12 km2 (42.52 sq mi) 150px
Oosterhout 0826 North Brabant 53,733 756 /km2 (1,958 /sq mi) 73.09 km2 (28.22 sq mi) 150px
Ooststellingwerf 0085 Friesland 25,672 115 /km2 (298 /sq mi) 226.11 km2 (87.3 sq mi) 150px
Oostzaan 0431 North Holland 9,154 789 /km2 (2,044 /sq mi) 16.08 km2 (6.21 sq mi) 150px
Opmeer 0432 North Holland 11,374 274 /km2 (710 /sq mi) 41.94 km2 (16.19 sq mi) 150px
Opsterland 0086 Friesland 29,894 133 /km2 (344 /sq mi) 227.64 km2 (87.89 sq mi) 150px
Oss 0828 North Brabant 85,039 555 /km2 (1,437 /sq mi) 159.87 km2 (61.73 sq mi) Location of Oss
Oud-Beijerland 0584 South Holland 23,727 1,249 /km2 (3,235 /sq mi) 19.61 km2 (7.57 sq mi) 150px
Oude IJsselstreek 1509 Gelderland 39,614 292 /km2 (756 /sq mi) 137.94 km2 (53.26 sq mi) 150px
Ouder-Amstel 0437 North Holland 13,255 548 /km2 (1,419 /sq mi) 25.78 km2 (9.95 sq mi) 150px
Oudewater 0589 Utrecht 9,868 252 /km2 (653 /sq mi) 40.1 km2 (15.48 sq mi) 150px
Overbetuwe 1734 Gelderland 46,653 423 /km2 (1,096 /sq mi) 115.08 km2 (44.43 sq mi) 150px
Papendrecht 0590 South Holland 32,140 3,380 /km2 (8,754 /sq mi) 10.79 km2 (4.17 sq mi) 150px
Peel en Maas 1894 Limburg 43,298 271 /km2 (702 /sq mi) 161.35 km2 (62.3 sq mi) 150px
Pekela 0765 Groningen 12,733 262 /km2 (679 /sq mi) 50.2 km2 (19.38 sq mi) 150px
Pijnacker-Nootdorp 1926 South Holland 51,068 1,341 /km2 (3,473 /sq mi) 38.61 km2 (14.91 sq mi) 150px
Purmerend 0439 North Holland 79,552 3,389 /km2 (8,777 /sq mi) 24.56 km2 (9.48 sq mi) 150px
Putten 0273 Gelderland 24,044 280 /km2 (725 /sq mi) 87.41 km2 (33.75 sq mi) 150px
Raalte 0177 Overijssel 36,526 214 /km2 (554 /sq mi) 172.29 km2 (66.52 sq mi) 150px
Reimerswaal 0703 Zeeland 21,915 213 /km2 (552 /sq mi) 242.42 km2 (93.6 sq mi) 150px
Renkum 0274 Gelderland 31,577 687 /km2 (1,779 /sq mi) 47.23 km2 (18.24 sq mi) 150px
Renswoude 0339 Utrecht 4,928 262 /km2 (679 /sq mi) 18.51 km2 (7.15 sq mi) 150px
Reusel-De Mierden 1667 North Brabant 12,728 162 /km2 (420 /sq mi) 78.64 km2 (30.36 sq mi) 150px
Rheden 0275 Gelderland 43,563 533 /km2 (1,380 /sq mi) 84.35 km2 (32.57 sq mi) 150px
Rhenen 0340 Utrecht 19,123 453 /km2 (1,173 /sq mi) 43.76 km2 (16.9 sq mi) 150px
Ridderkerk 0597 South Holland 45,207 1,904 /km2 (4,931 /sq mi) 25.26 km2 (9.75 sq mi) 150px
Rijnwaarden 0196 Gelderland 10,926 276 /km2 (715 /sq mi) 48.08 km2 (18.56 sq mi) 150px
Rijssen-Holten 1742 Overijssel 37,696 399 /km2 (1,033 /sq mi) 94.38 km2 (36.44 sq mi) 150px
Rijswijk 0603 South Holland 47,680 3,344 /km2 (8,661 /sq mi) 14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi) 150px
Roerdalen 1669 Limburg 20,808 239 /km2 (619 /sq mi) 88.7 km2 (34.25 sq mi) 150px
Roermond 0957 Limburg 57,030 923 /km2 (2,391 /sq mi) 71.1 km2 (27.45 sq mi) 150px
De Ronde Venen 0736 Utrecht 42,648 426 /km2 (1,103 /sq mi) 116.98 km2 (45.17 sq mi) 150px
Roosendaal 1674 North Brabant 76,930 728 /km2 (1,886 /sq mi) 107.16 km2 (41.37 sq mi) Location of Roosendaal
Rotterdam 0599 South Holland 618,467 2,952 /km2 (7,646 /sq mi) 325.79 km2 (125.79 sq mi) 150px
Rozendaal 0277 Gelderland 1,500 54 /km2 (140 /sq mi) 27.92 km2 (10.78 sq mi) 150px
Rucphen 0840 North Brabant 22,213 347 /km2 (899 /sq mi) 64.47 km2 (24.89 sq mi) 150px
Schagen 0441 North Holland 46,016 273 /km2 (707 /sq mi) 187.28 km2 (72.31 sq mi) 150px
Scherpenzeel 0279 Gelderland 9,496 679 /km2 (1,759 /sq mi) 13.81 km2 (5.33 sq mi) 150px
Schiedam 0606 South Holland 76,487 4,230 /km2 (10,956 /sq mi) 19.86 km2 (7.67 sq mi) 150px
Schiermonnikoog 0088 Friesland 938 21 /km2 (54 /sq mi) 199.07 km2 (76.86 sq mi) 150px
Schijndel 0844 North Brabant 23,360 554 /km2 (1,435 /sq mi) 41.66 km2 (16.09 sq mi) 150px
Schinnen 0962 Limburg 12,961 549 /km2 (1,422 /sq mi) 24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi) 150px
Schouwen-Duiveland 1676 Zeeland 33,821 148 /km2 (383 /sq mi) 488.21 km2 (188.5 sq mi) 150px
Simpelveld 0965 Limburg 10,844 681 /km2 (1,764 /sq mi) 16.02 km2 (6.19 sq mi) 150px
Sint Anthonis 1702 North Brabant 11,696 119 /km2 (308 /sq mi) 99.76 km2 (38.52 sq mi) 150px
Sint-Michielsgestel 0845 North Brabant 28,186 481 /km2 (1,246 /sq mi) 59.34 km2 (22.91 sq mi) 150px
Sint-Oedenrode 0846 North Brabant 17,944 278 /km2 (720 /sq mi) 64.94 km2 (25.07 sq mi) 150px
Sittard-Geleen 1883 Limburg 93,806 1,196 /km2 (3,098 /sq mi) 80.53 km2 (31.09 sq mi) 150px
Sliedrecht 0610 South Holland 24,528 1,888 /km2 (4,890 /sq mi) 14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi) 150px
Slochteren 0040 Groningen 15,535 103 /km2 (267 /sq mi) 158.87 km2 (61.34 sq mi) Location of Slochteren
Sluis 1714 Zeeland 23,795 85 /km2 (220 /sq mi) 307.16 km2 (118.6 sq mi) 150px
Smallingerland 0090 Friesland 55,496 469 /km2 (1,215 /sq mi) 126.17 km2 (48.71 sq mi) 150px
Soest 0342 Utrecht 45,430 986 /km2 (2,554 /sq mi) 46.43 km2 (17.93 sq mi) 150px
Someren 0847 North Brabant 18,700 231 /km2 (598 /sq mi) 81.5 km2 (31.47 sq mi) 150px
Son en Breugel 0848 North Brabant 16,241 610 /km2 (1,580 /sq mi) 26.51 km2 (10.24 sq mi) 150px
Stadskanaal 0037 Groningen 32,793 280 /km2 (725 /sq mi) 119.94 km2 (46.31 sq mi) 150px
Staphorst 0180 Overijssel 16,365 121 /km2 (313 /sq mi) 135.69 km2 (52.39 sq mi) 150px
Stede Broec 0532 North Holland 21,474 1,467 /km2 (3,800 /sq mi) 16.37 km2 (6.32 sq mi) 150px
Steenbergen 0851 North Brabant 23,409 159 /km2 (412 /sq mi) 159.14 km2 (61.44 sq mi) 150px
Steenwijkerland 1708 Overijssel 43,372 150 /km2 (388 /sq mi) 321.59 km2 (124.17 sq mi) File:Map - NL - Municipality code 1708 (2009).svg
Stein 0971 Limburg 25,348 1,211 /km2 (3,136 /sq mi) 22.62 km2 (8.73 sq mi) 150px
Stichtse Vecht 1904 Utrecht 63,823 655 /km2 (1,696 /sq mi) 106.82 km2 (41.24 sq mi) 150px
Strijen 0617 South Holland 8,678 174 /km2 (451 /sq mi) 57.7 km2 (22.28 sq mi) 150px
Súdwest-Fryslân 1900 Friesland 84,258 183 /km2 (470 /sq mi) 841.56 km2 (324.93 sq mi) 150px
Terneuzen 0715 Zeeland 54,711 218 /km2 (565 /sq mi) 317.76 km2 (122.69 sq mi) 150px
Terschelling 0093 Friesland 4,769 55 /km2 (142 /sq mi) 673.99 km2 (260.23 sq mi) 150px
Texel 0448 North Holland 13,566 85 /km2 (220 /sq mi) 463.16 km2 (178.83 sq mi) Location of Texel
Teylingen 1525 South Holland 35,723 1,250 /km2 (3,237 /sq mi) 33.49 km2 (12.93 sq mi) 150px
Tholen 0716 Zeeland 25,398 174 /km2 (451 /sq mi) 254 km2 (98.07 sq mi) 150px
Tiel 0281 Gelderland 41,729 1,287 /km2 (3,333 /sq mi) 34.81 km2 (13.44 sq mi) Location of Tiel
Tilburg 0855 North Brabant 210,382 1,770 /km2 (4,584 /sq mi) 119.18 km2 (46.02 sq mi) Location of Tilburg
Tubbergen 0183 Overijssel 21,216 144 /km2 (373 /sq mi) 147.44 km2 (56.93 sq mi) 150px
Twenterand 1700 Overijssel 33,939 319 /km2 (826 /sq mi) 108.14 km2 (41.75 sq mi) Location of Twenterand
Tynaarlo 1730 Drenthe 32,506 225 /km2 (583 /sq mi) 147.7 km2 (57.03 sq mi) 150px
Tytsjerksteradiel 0737 Friesland 31,980 215 /km2 (557 /sq mi) 161.41 km2 (62.32 sq mi) 150px
Uden 0856 North Brabant 40,934 609 /km2 (1,577 /sq mi) 67.53 km2 (26.07 sq mi) Location of Uden
Uitgeest 0450 North Holland 13,242 672 /km2 (1,740 /sq mi) 22.29 km2 (8.61 sq mi) 150px
Uithoorn 0451 North Holland 28,407 1,552 /km2 (4,020 /sq mi) 19.42 km2 (7.5 sq mi) 150px
Urk 0184 Flevoland 19,487 1,644 /km2 (4,258 /sq mi) 109.91 km2 (42.44 sq mi) 150px
Utrecht 0344 Utrecht 328,577 3,353 /km2 (8,684 /sq mi) 99.21 km2 (38.31 sq mi) Location of Utrecht
Utrechtse Heuvelrug 1581 Utrecht 47,939 365 /km2 (945 /sq mi) 134.09 km2 (51.77 sq mi) 150px
Vaals 0981 Limburg 9,682 409 /km2 (1,059 /sq mi) 23.87 km2 (9.22 sq mi) 150px
Valkenburg aan de Geul 0994 Limburg 16,668 461 /km2 (1,194 /sq mi) 36.92 km2 (14.25 sq mi) 150px
Valkenswaard 0858 North Brabant 30,353 557 /km2 (1,443 /sq mi) 56.49 km2 (21.81 sq mi) 150px
Veendam 0047 Groningen 27,795 367 /km2 (951 /sq mi) 78.68 km2 (30.38 sq mi) 150px
Veenendaal 0345 Utrecht 63,207 3,222 /km2 (8,345 /sq mi) 19.72 km2 (7.61 sq mi) 150px
Veere 0717 Zeeland 21,882 165 /km2 (427 /sq mi) 206.63 km2 (79.78 sq mi) 150px
Veghel 0860 North Brabant 37,550 480 /km2 (1,243 /sq mi) 78.92 km2 (30.47 sq mi) 150px
Veldhoven 0861 North Brabant 44,136 1,383 /km2 (3,582 /sq mi) 31.93 km2 (12.33 sq mi) Location of Veldhoven
Velsen 0453 North Holland 67,231 1,503 /km2 (3,893 /sq mi) 63.05 km2 (24.34 sq mi) 150px
Venlo 0983 Limburg 100,381 800 /km2 (2,072 /sq mi) 128.99 km2 (49.8 sq mi) Location of Venlo
Venray 0984 Limburg 43,120 263 /km2 (681 /sq mi) 165 km2 (63.71 sq mi) 150px
Vianen 0620 Utrecht 19,573 499 /km2 (1,292 /sq mi) 42.39 km2 (16.37 sq mi) 150px
Vlaardingen 0622 South Holland 71,059 3,005 /km2 (7,783 /sq mi) 26.69 km2 (10.31 sq mi) 150px
Vlagtwedde 0048 Groningen 15,899 97 /km2 (251 /sq mi) 170.55 km2 (65.85 sq mi) 150px
Vlieland 0096 Friesland 1,097 31 /km2 (80 /sq mi) 315.8 km2 (121.93 sq mi) 150px
Vlissingen 0718 Zeeland 44,450 1,302 /km2 (3,372 /sq mi) 344.83 km2 (133.14 sq mi) 150px
Voerendaal 0986 Limburg 12,447 402 /km2 (1,041 /sq mi) 31.52 km2 (12.17 sq mi) 150px
Voorschoten 0626 South Holland 24,941 2,179 /km2 (5,644 /sq mi) 11.56 km2 (4.46 sq mi) 150px
Voorst 0285 Gelderland 23,801 193 /km2 (500 /sq mi) 126.47 km2 (48.83 sq mi) 150px
Vught 0865 North Brabant 25,626 770 /km2 (1,994 /sq mi) 34.44 km2 (13.3 sq mi) 150px
Waalre 0866 North Brabant 16,804 737 /km2 (1,909 /sq mi) 22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi) 150px
Waalwijk 0867 North Brabant 46,515 719 /km2 (1,862 /sq mi) 67.65 km2 (26.12 sq mi) 150px
Waddinxveen 0627 South Holland 25,520 906 /km2 (2,347 /sq mi) 29.4 km2 (11.35 sq mi) 150px
Wageningen 0289 Gelderland 37,511 1,215 /km2 (3,147 /sq mi) 32.36 km2 (12.49 sq mi) 150px
Wassenaar 0629 South Holland 25,786 506 /km2 (1,311 /sq mi) 62.37 km2 (24.08 sq mi) 150px
Waterland 0852 North Holland 17,154 326 /km2 (844 /sq mi) 115.66 km2 (44.66 sq mi) 150px
Weert 0988 Limburg 48,727 466 /km2 (1,207 /sq mi) 105.52 km2 (40.74 sq mi) Location of Weert
Weesp 0457 North Holland 18,231 879 /km2 (2,277 /sq mi) 21.83 km2 (8.43 sq mi) Location of Weesp
Werkendam 0870 North Brabant 26,400 253 /km2 (655 /sq mi) 121.76 km2 (47.01 sq mi) 150px
West Maas en Waal 0668 Gelderland 18,391 237 /km2 (614 /sq mi) 85.21 km2 (32.9 sq mi) 150px
Westerveld 1701 Drenthe 18,902 69 /km2 (179 /sq mi) 282.74 km2 (109.17 sq mi) 150px
Westervoort 0293 Gelderland 15,147 2,168 /km2 (5,615 /sq mi) 7.84 km2 (3.03 sq mi) 150px
Westland 1783 South Holland 103,335 1,282 /km2 (3,320 /sq mi) 90.58 km2 (34.97 sq mi) 150px
Weststellingwerf 0098 Friesland 25,487 117 /km2 (303 /sq mi) 228.45 km2 (88.21 sq mi) 150px
Westvoorne 0614 South Holland 13,977 261 /km2 (676 /sq mi) 97.48 km2 (37.64 sq mi) 150px
Wierden 0189 Overijssel 23,906 251 /km2 (650 /sq mi) 95.39 km2 (36.83 sq mi) 150px
Wijchen 0296 Gelderland 41,010 613 /km2 (1,588 /sq mi) 69.56 km2 (26.86 sq mi) 150px
Wijdemeren 1696 North Holland 23,170 487 /km2 (1,261 /sq mi) 76.36 km2 (29.48 sq mi) 150px
Wijk bij Duurstede 0352 Utrecht 23,031 485 /km2 (1,256 /sq mi) 50.25 km2 (19.4 sq mi) Location of Wijk bij Duurstede
Winsum 0053 Groningen 13,843 138 /km2 (357 /sq mi) 102.53 km2 (39.59 sq mi) 150px
Winterswijk 0294 Gelderland 28,873 210 /km2 (544 /sq mi) 138.81 km2 (53.59 sq mi) 150px
Woensdrecht 0873 North Brabant 21,654 237 /km2 (614 /sq mi) 91.91 km2 (35.49 sq mi) 150px
Woerden 0632 Utrecht 50,607 560 /km2 (1,450 /sq mi) 92.92 km2 (35.88 sq mi) Location of Woerden
De Wolden 1690 Drenthe 23,592 106 /km2 (275 /sq mi) 226.35 km2 (87.39 sq mi) 150px
Wormerland 0880 North Holland 15,751 407 /km2 (1,054 /sq mi) 45.18 km2 (17.44 sq mi) 150px
Woudenberg 0351 Utrecht 12,386 329 /km2 (852 /sq mi) 36.82 km2 (14.22 sq mi) 150px
Woudrichem 0874 North Brabant 14,407 292 /km2 (756 /sq mi) 51.7 km2 (19.96 sq mi) 150px
Zaanstad 0479 North Holland 150,911 2,007 /km2 (5,198 /sq mi) 83.24 km2 (32.14 sq mi) 150px
Zaltbommel 0297 Gelderland 27,207 336 /km2 (870 /sq mi) 89.04 km2 (34.38 sq mi) 150px
Zandvoort 0473 North Holland 16,588 519 /km2 (1,344 /sq mi) 43.97 km2 (16.98 sq mi) 150px
Zederik 0707 South Holland 13,661 182 /km2 (471 /sq mi) 76.5 km2 (29.54 sq mi) 150px
Zeewolde 0050 Flevoland 21,543 86 /km2 (223 /sq mi) 268.86 km2 (103.81 sq mi) 150px
Zeist 0355 Utrecht 61,337 1,262 /km2 (3,269 /sq mi) 48.65 km2 (18.78 sq mi) 150px
Zevenaar 0299 Gelderland 32,254 609 /km2 (1,577 /sq mi) 58 km2 (22.39 sq mi) 150px
Zoetermeer 0637 South Holland 123,614 3,540 /km2 (9,169 /sq mi) 37.05 km2 (14.31 sq mi) 150px
Zoeterwoude 0638 South Holland 8,089 384 /km2 (995 /sq mi) 21.96 km2 (8.48 sq mi) 150px
Zuidhorn 0056 Groningen 18,767 149 /km2 (386 /sq mi) 128.37 km2 (49.56 sq mi) 150px
Zuidplas 1892 South Holland 40,878 685 /km2 (1,774 /sq mi) 62.42 km2 (24.1 sq mi) 150px
Zundert 0879 North Brabant 21,374 176 /km2 (456 /sq mi) 121.17 km2 (46.78 sq mi) Location of Zundert
Zutphen 0301 Gelderland 47,154 1,150 /km2 (2,978 /sq mi) 42.93 km2 (16.58 sq mi) Location of Zutphen
Zwartewaterland 1896 Overijssel 22,148 267 /km2 (692 /sq mi) 87.86 km2 (33.92 sq mi) 150px
Zwijndrecht 0642 South Holland 44,546 2,187 /km2 (5,664 /sq mi) 22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi) 150px
Zwolle 0193 Overijssel 123,211 1,091 /km2 (2,826 /sq mi) 119.36 km2 (46.09 sq mi) 150px

Special municipalities

Municipality Capital Population[lower-alpha 4][27] Population density[lower-alpha 5] Area[lower-alpha 6][28] Map
Bonaire Kralendijk 17,408 60/km2 (160/sq mi) 288 km2 (111 sq mi) Location of Bonaire
Saba The Bottom 1,991 153/km2 (400/sq mi) 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) Location of Saba
Sint Eustatius Oranjestad 3,897 186/km2 (480/sq mi) 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) Location of Sint Eustatius

See also

Notes

  1. Population as of January 2014
  2. Population density as of 2012
  3. Area as of 2012
  4. Population as of January 2013
  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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  5. 5.0 5.1 Wet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba, Act No. 345 of 10 October 2010 (in Dutch). Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
  6. Article 129, Constitution of the Netherlands. Retrieved on 24 April 2013.
  7. Article 8, Gemeentewet [Municipalities Act], Act No. 96 of 14 February 1992 (in Dutch). Retrieved on 8 April 2013.
  8. Article 61.1 and 35.1, Gemeentewet [Municipalities Act], Act No. 96 of 14 February 1992 (in Dutch). Retrieved on 8 April 2013.
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