List of municipalities of the Netherlands

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All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities (gemeenten), together 418 (1 Januari 2011), excl. the 3 "special municipalities" of the Caribbean Netherlands.

Among the municipalities we can distinguish:

• those comprising one main city, town or village with the same name as the municipality, and possibly some additional villages; for example
  • Utrecht, comprising the city Utrecht and the former villages De Meern, Haarzuilens, Vleuten (Now part of the city of Utrecht, since 2001).
• those comprising several villages, none with the name of the municipality; in that case the name of the municipality may not be as well-known outside it as the villages; for example:
  • Albrandswaard comprising the villages of Poortugaal and Rhoon.
• those with a double name, comprising (mainly) the two towns or villages in the name, for example:
  • Pijnacker-Nootdorp, comprising the villages Pijnacker and Nootdorp.
• those comprising a main town and additional villages, yet the municipality is not named after this town; for example:
  • Smallingerland with main town Drachten.
  • Haarlemmermeer with main town Hoofddorp.

Recent politics have led to a great number of mergers between smaller municipalities or with cities, with the latest merger occurred on 2010-01-01. The process is set to continue in the future. On 10 October 2010 Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius (the Caribbean Netherlands) became part of the Netherlands per se, each with a status similar to that of a municipality.^[1]

All current municipalities of the Netherlands have a different name, except that there are Bergen, North Holland and Bergen, Limburg. A few municipalities in Fryslân have a Frisian name, such as Súdwest Fryslân and Boarnsterhim.

All municipalities are listed in the province articles, see:

• Drenthe, Municipalities
• Flevoland, Municipalities
• Friesland, Municipalities
• Gelderland, Municipalities
• Groningen, Municipalities
• Limburg, Municipalities
• North Brabant, Municipalities
• North Holland, Municipalities
• Overijssel, Municipalities
• South Holland, Municipalities
• Utrecht, Municipalities
• Zeeland, Municipalities

Alphabetic list

Municipalities of the Netherlands (2011)

1 January 2011:

1. Aa en Hunze
2. Aalburg
3. Aalsmeer
4. Aalten
5. Achtkarspelen
6. Alblasserdam
7. Albrandswaard
8. Alkmaar
9. Almelo
10. Almere
11. Alphen aan den Rijn
12. Alphen-Chaam
13. Ameland
14. Amersfoort
15. Amstelveen
16. Amsterdam; deelgemeenten: Centrum, Noord, West, Nieuw-West, Zuid, Oost, Zuidoost, and Westpoort.
17. Anna Paulowna
18. Apeldoorn
19. Appingedam
20. Arnhem
21. Assen
22. Asten
23. Baarle-Nassau
24. Baarn
25. Barendrecht
26. Barneveld
27. Bedum
28. Beek
29. Beemster
30. Beesel
31. Bellingwedde
32. Bergambacht
33. Bergeijk
34. Bergen, Limburg
35. Bergen, North Holland
36. Bergen op Zoom
37. Berkelland
38. Bernheze
39. Bernisse
40. Best
41. Beuningen
42. Beverwijk
43. Binnenmaas
44. Bladel
45. Blaricum
46. Bloemendaal
47. Boarnsterhim
48. Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
49. Boekel
50. Bonaire (as a "special municipality")
51. Borger-Odoorn
52. Borne
53. Borsele
54. Boskoop
55. Boxmeer
56. Boxtel
57. Breda
58. Brielle
59. Bronckhorst
60. Brummen
61. Brunssum
62. Bunnik
63. Bunschoten
64. Buren
65. Bussum
66. Capelle aan den IJssel
67. Castricum
68. Coevorden
69. Cranendonck
70. Cromstrijen
71. Cuijk
72. Culemborg
73. Dalfsen
74. Dantumadiel
75. De Bilt
76. De Marne
77. De Ronde Venen
78. De Wolden
79. Delft
80. Delfzijl
81. Den Helder
82. Deurne
83. Deventer
84. Diemen
85. Dinkelland
86. Dirksland
87. Doesburg
88. Doetinchem
89. Dongen
90. Dongeradeel
91. Dordrecht
92. Drechterland
93. Drimmelen
94. Dronten
95. Druten
96. Duiven
97. Echt-Susteren
98. Edam-Volendam
99. Ede
100. Eemnes
101. Eemsmond
102. Eersel
103. Eijsden-Margraten
104. Eindhoven
105. Elburg
106. Emmen
107. Enkhuizen
108. Enschede
109. Epe
110. Ermelo
111. Etten-Leur
112. Ferwerderadiel
113. Franekeradeel
114. Gaasterlân-Sleat
115. Geertruidenberg
116. Geldermalsen
117. Geldrop-Mierlo
118. Gemert-Bakel
119. Gennep
120. Giessenlanden
121. Gilze en Rijen
122. Goedereede
123. Goes
124. Goirle
125. Gorinchem
126. Gouda
127. Graafstroom
128. Graft-De Rijp
129. Grave
130. 's-Gravenhage
131. Groenlo
132. Groesbeek
133. Groningen
134. Grootegast
135. Gulpen-Wittem
136. Haaksbergen
137. Haaren
138. Haarlem
139. Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude
140. Haarlemmermeer
141. Halderberge
142. Hardenberg
143. Harderwijk
144. Hardinxveld-Giessendam
145. Haren
146. Harenkarspel
147. Harlingen
148. Hattem
149. Heemskerk
150. Heemstede
151. Heerde
152. Heerenveen
153. Heerhugowaard
154. Heerlen
155. Heeze-Leende
156. Heiloo
157. Hellendoorn
158. Hellevoetsluis
159. Helmond
160. Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
161. Hengelo
162. 's-Hertogenbosch
163. Het Bildt
164. Heumen
165. Heusden
166. Hillegom
167. Hilvarenbeek
168. Hilversum
169. Hof van Twente
170. Hoogeveen
171. Hoogezand-Sappemeer
172. Hoorn
173. Horst aan de Maas
174. Houten
175. Huizen
176. Hulst
177. IJsselstein
178. Kaag en Braassem
179. Kampen
180. Kapelle
181. Katwijk
182. Kerkrade
183. Koggenland
184. Kollumerland c.a.
185. Korendijk
186. Krimpen aan den IJssel
187. Laarbeek
188. Landerd
189. Landgraaf
190. Landsmeer
191. Langedijk
192. Lansingerland
193. Laren
194. Leek
195. Leerdam
196. Leeuwarden
197. Leeuwarderadeel
198. Leiden
199. Leiderdorp
200. Leidschendam-Voorburg
201. Lelystad
202. Lemsterland
203. Leudal
204. Leusden
205. Liesveld
206. Lingewaal
207. Lingewaard
208. Lisse
209. Littenseradiel
210. Lochem
211. Loon op Zand
212. Lopik
213. Loppersum
214. Losser
215. Maasdonk
216. Maasdriel
217. Maasgouw
218. Maassluis
219. Maastricht
220. Marum
221. Medemblik
222. Meerssen
223. Menaldumadeel
224. Menterwolde
225. Meppel
226. Middelburg
227. Middelharnis
228. Midden-Delfland
229. Midden-Drenthe
230. Mill en Sint Hubert
231. Millingen aan de Rijn
232. Moerdijk
233. Montferland
234. Montfoort
235. Mook en Middelaar
236. Muiden
237. Naarden
238. Neder-Betuwe
239. Nederlek
240. Nederweert
241. Neerijnen
242. Niedorp
243. Nieuw-Lekkerland
244. Nieuwegein
245. Nieuwkoop
246. Nijkerk
247. Nijmegen
248. Noord-Beveland
249. Noordenveld
250. Noordoostpolder
251. Noordwijk
252. Noordwijkerhout
253. Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten
254. Nunspeet
255. Nuth
256. Oegstgeest
257. Oirschot
258. Oisterwijk
259. Oldambt
260. Oldebroek
261. Oldenzaal
262. Olst-Wijhe
263. Ommen
264. Onderbanken
265. Oosterhout
266. Oostflakkee
267. Ooststellingwerf
268. Oostzaan
269. Opmeer
270. Opsterland
271. Oss
272. Oud-Beijerland
273. Oude IJsselstreek
274. Ouder-Amstel
275. Ouderkerk
276. Oudewater
277. Overbetuwe
278. Papendrecht
279. Peel en Maas
280. Pekela
281. Pijnacker-Nootdorp
282. Purmerend
283. Putten
284. Raalte
285. Reimerswaal
286. Renkum
287. Renswoude
288. Reusel-De Mierden
289. Rheden
290. Rhenen
291. Ridderkerk
292. Rijnwaarden
293. Rijnwoude
294. Rijssen-Holten
295. Rijswijk
296. Roerdalen
297. Roermond
298. Rotterdam; deelgemeenten: Charlois, Delfshaven, Feijenoord, Hillegersberg-Schiebroek, Hoek van Holland, Hoogvliet, IJsselmonde, Kralingen-Crooswijk, Rotterdam-Noord, Overschie, Pernis, Prins Alexander, and Rozenburg
299. Rozendaal
300. Roosendaal
301. Rucphen
302. Saba (as a "special municipality")
303. Schagen
304. Skarsterlân
305. Schermer
306. Scherpenzeel
307. Schiedam
308. Schiermonnikoog
309. Schijndel
310. Schinnen
311. Schoonhoven
312. Schouwen-Duiveland
313. Simpelveld
314. Sint Anthonis
315. Sint Eustatius (as a "special municipality")
316. Sint-Michielsgestel
317. Sint-Oedenrode
318. Sittard-Geleen
319. Sliedrecht
320. Slochteren
321. Sluis
322. Smallingerland
323. Soest
324. Someren
325. Son en Breugel
326. Spijkenisse
327. Stadskanaal
328. Staphorst
329. Stede Broec
330. Steenbergen
331. Steenwijkerland
332. Stein
333. Stichtse Vecht
334. Strijen
335. Súdwest-Fryslân
336. Ten Boer
337. Terneuzen
338. Terschelling
339. Texel
340. Teylingen
341. Tholen
342. Tiel
343. Tytsjerksteradiel
344. Tilburg
345. Tubbergen
346. Twenterand
347. Tynaarlo
348. Ubbergen
349. Uden
350. Uitgeest
351. Uithoorn
352. Urk
353. Utrecht
354. Utrechtse Heuvelrug
355. Vaals
356. Valkenburg aan de Geul
357. Valkenswaard
358. Veendam
359. Veenendaal
360. Veere
361. Veghel
362. Veldhoven
363. Velsen
364. Venlo
365. Venray
366. Vianen
367. Vlaardingen
368. Vlagtwedde
369. Vlieland
370. Vlissingen
371. Vlist
372. Voerendaal
373. Voorschoten
374. Voorst
375. Vught
376. Waalre
377. Waalwijk
378. Waddinxveen
379. Wageningen
380. Wassenaar
381. Waterland
382. Weert
383. Weesp
384. Werkendam
385. West Maas en Waal
386. Westerveld
387. Westervoort
388. Westland
389. Weststellingwerf
390. Westvoorne
391. Wierden
392. Wieringen
393. Wieringermeer
394. Wijchen
395. Wijdemeren
396. Wijk bij Duurstede
397. Winsum
398. Winterswijk
399. Woensdrecht
400. Woerden
401. Wormerland
402. Woudenberg
403. Woudrichem
404. Zaanstad
405. Zaltbommel
406. Zandvoort
407. Zederik
408. Zeevang
409. Zeewolde
410. Zeist
411. Zevenaar
412. Zijpe
413. Zoetermeer
414. Zoeterwoude
415. Zuidhorn
416. Zuidplas
417. Zundert
418. Zutphen
419. Zwartewaterland
420. Zwijndrecht
421. Zwolle

Further subdivisions

Based on a subdivision made for the 1947 census, there are ca. 2,400 quarters, subdivided in ca. 11,000 neighbourhoods.

On the other hand, there is a list of 7,000 places.

A large place consists of several quarters, but a small place is only part of a quarter.

See links below.

See also

• Table of municipalities of the Netherlands
• Geography of the Netherlands
• List of cities in the Netherlands by province
• Association of Netherlands Municipalities
• Municipal politics in the Netherlands

References

1. ^ "Agreement on division of Netherlands Antilles". Government.nl. 2007-02-13. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20070312003241/http://www.government.nl/actueel/nieuwsarchief/2007/02February/13/0-42-1_42-92711.jsp. Retrieved 2007-02-24. 

External links

• changes from 2006 (in Dutch)
• map (pdf)

For the links below, and the articles, note that they do not always reflect the 2006 situation yet.

• For each municipality a pdf file – with statistics in Dutch, and with (towards the end) a map showing the neighborhoods (together ca. 11,000), and listing (a few pages further) the population figures etc. as well as the grouping into quarters (together ca 2,400)
• Municipality data by province
• http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gemprovin.htm Province maps showing subdivision in municipalities, link for each municipality to basic data page
• http://www.metatopos.org/ An overview of provinces, with details on the following pages
  • http://home.wxs.nl/~pagklein/almanak.html – alphabetical (ca. 4,800)
  • http://home.wxs.nl/~pagklein/gemprov.html – all municipalities with inhabitants and links to details
• Municipalities of the Netherlands at statoids.com
• List of municipalities on overheid.nl (official Dutch government site)