Amsterdam metropolitan area

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, the provinces of North Holland and Flevoland, as well as 36 further municipalities within the two provinces,^[5] with a total population of over 2.5 million inhabitants.

Greater Amsterdam Metropoolregio Amsterdam
Metropolitan region
Metropolitan Region Amsterdam
Amsterdam Zaanse Schans Haarlem Schiphol
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate)
Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 4°54′00″E
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
• Metropolitan region	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)
• Metropolitan region	2,520,000
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
• Urban	1,575,263
• Urban density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
• Agglomeration	1,112,165
• Agglomeration density	2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
• Municipality	871,873
• Municipality density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Amsterdammer
GDP [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 administrative responsibility for the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam lies with the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam Central Administration (BKG).

Members

• Provinces of North Holland and Flevoland
• Municipalities of Aalsmeer, Almere, Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Beemster, Beverwijk, Blaricum, Bloemendaal, Diemen, Edam-Volendam, Gooise Meren, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Heemskerk, Heemstede, Hilversum, Huizen, Landsmeer, Laren, Lelystad, Oostzaan, Ouder-Amstel, Purmerend, Uitgeest, Uithoorn, Velsen, Waterland, Wijdemeren, Wormerland, Zaanstad and Zandvoort

See also

• Randstad
• Haaglanden
• Rijnmond
• Drechtsteden
• Brabantse Stedenrij
• Metropoolregio Eindhoven
• City Region Arnhem Nijmegen

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.

External links

• Metropolitan Region Amsterdam (MRA)
• Metropolitan Region Amsterdam 2030, promotional flyer for the future development of the metro area, City of Amsterdam
• * Vervoerregio Amsterdam