Metropoolregio Eindhoven
Metropolitan region in Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metropolitan region in Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Metropoolregio Eindhoven (MRE; English: Eindhoven Metropolitan Region), until 1 January 2014 the Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven (SRE; English: Cooperative union for the Region of Eindhoven), is a regional governmental agency for the city region of Eindhoven, Netherlands. The MRE comprises 21 municipalities in the Eindhoven agglomeration, with a total area of 1,457.81 square kilometres. The region has nearly three quarters of a million inhabitants and some 35,000 companies (employing over 330,000 people).
Eindhoven Metropolitan Region
Metropoolregio Eindhoven | |
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Metropolitan region | |
From top down, left to right: Skyline of Eindhoven, Light Tower at the city centre, Evoluon conference centre, Philips Clock Building at Strijp-S, Eindhoven Airport, Van Abbe Museum, Philips Stadium of PSV Eindhoven, ASML headquarters, Eindhoven University of Technology, High Tech Campus Eindhoven | |
Coordinates: 51°26′00″N 5°29′00″E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Largest Cities | Eindhoven Helmond |
Other Municipalities | |
Area | |
• Metro region | 1,457.81 km2 (562.86 sq mi) |
• Urban | 321.86 km2 (124.27 sq mi) |
• Municipality | 88.87 km2 (34.31 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Metro region | 755,313 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
• Urban | 422,666 |
• Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
• Municipality | 224,300 |
• Municipality density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
The MRE is a city region, which means that it is primarily a cooperation of municipalities (it also means that the MRE mandatorily carries out certain tasks for the municipalities, in the form of a joint administration). Final control over the MRE lies with the Regional Council (Dutch: Regioraad), which consists of representatives of the participating municipalities (either mayors or aldermen). The Council sets the general parameters and long-term guidelines within which the MRE operates. The Council also provides overview of the Daily Management, which is responsible for the daily running of the MRE.
The MRE is involved with many areas of administration that are cross-border concerns for the member municipalities. In order to facilitate this, the responsible aldermen for these areas meet six times a year in a meeting.
The Daily Management runs three separate services of the MRE:
The Environmental Service is the largest of the MRE bodies.
In the area of administration, the MRE has three types of responsibilities:
The City and Regional Transportation in North Brabant is not entirely the legidomain of the province of North Brabant. Being a city region, MRE is the concession granter for public transportation in the southeast of the province. The current concession holder is Hermes.[4] The MRE also commissioned the creation of the Phileas, a guided bus which runs on the rapid transit lines to Meerhoven, Eindhoven Airport and Veldhoven.[5]
Municipality | Population |
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Asten | 16817 |
Bergeijk | 18754 |
Best | 30216 |
Bladel | 20529 |
Cranendonck | 21001 |
Deurne | 32437 |
Eersel | 19528 |
Eindhoven | 235691 |
Geldrop-Mierlo | 40066 |
Gemert-Bakel | 30760 |
Heeze-Leende | 16243 |
Helmond | 92627 |
Laarbeek | 22805 |
Nuenen | 23702 |
Oirschot | 18842 |
Reusel-De Mierden | 13127 |
Someren | 19428 |
Son en Breugel | 17552 |
Valkenswaard | 31221 |
Veldhoven | 45500 |
Waalre | 17544 |
Total[6] | 749,841 |
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