Municipalities of the Netherlands

Since 1 January 2023, there have been 342 regular municipalities[1] (Dutch: gemeenten) and three special municipalities (bijzondere gemeenten) in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public bodies (openbare lichamen), 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.[2]

Municipalities of the Netherlands
Nederlandse gemeenten (Dutch)
Map of regular municipalities of the Netherlands, as of 1 January 2024
CategoryMunicipality
LocationKingdom of the Netherlands
Found inProvinces
Number342 + 3 (as of 1 January 2024)
Possible types
Government

These municipalities come in a wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest with a land area of 7.01 km2 (2.71 sq mi) and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with a land area of 522.7 km2 (201.8 sq mi). Schiermonnikoog is both the least populated, with 982 people, and the least densely populated municipality at 23/km2 (60/sq mi). Amsterdam has the highest population with 918,117 residents as of January 2023, whereas The Hague is the most densely populated with a density of 6,827/km2 (17,680/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.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] The number of members in the council ranges from nine members for the smallest municipalities to forty-five members for the largest.[9] 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.[10] 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.[7][11][12]

Historical number of municipalities
YearNo.±%
1850 1,209—    
1900 1,121−7.3%
1950 1,015−9.5%
2000 537−47.1%
2024 342−36.3%
Source: Ekamper et al. (2003),[13] Government of the Netherlands[1]

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 2023 there are 342 municipalities. During this time, multiple mergers occurred simultaneously in large parts of individual provinces; the municipal boundaries were basically redrawn in these regions.[13][2][14] 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.[14][15]

Municipalities have the right to decentralise 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.[16] Only Amsterdam,[17] where the districts are called stadsdelen, as well as Rotterdam,[18] where the districts are called deelgemeenten, consist of such formal subdivisions. The Hague,[19] Almere,[20] Breda, Eindhoven,[21] Enschede, Groningen,[22] Nijmegen,[23] Tilburg[24] 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).[25] These subdivisions have, in contrast to the submunicipalities, no formal status.

Municipalities

Regular municipalities

MunicipalityCBS code[2]ProvincePopulation[a][26]Population density[b][26]Land area[c][26]Map
Aa en Hunze
1680Drenthe25,72493/km2 (240/sq mi)276.06 km2 (106.59 sq mi)
Aalsmeer
0358North Holland33,0631,645/km2 (4,260/sq mi)20.10 km2 (7.76 sq mi)
Aalten
0197Gelderland27,244282/km2 (730/sq mi)96.53 km2 (37.27 sq mi)
Achtkarspelen
0059Friesland28,149275/km2 (710/sq mi)102.21 km2 (39.46 sq mi)
Alblasserdam
0482South Holland20,3562,320/km2 (6,000/sq mi)8.77 km2 (3.39 sq mi)
Albrandswaard
0613South Holland26,3571,217/km2 (3,150/sq mi)21.67 km2 (8.37 sq mi)
Alkmaar
0361North Holland111,8341,014/km2 (2,630/sq mi)110.31 km2 (42.59 sq mi)
Almelo
0141Overijssel73,9491,101/km2 (2,850/sq mi)67.18 km2 (25.94 sq mi)
Almere
0034Flevoland222,8251,725/km2 (4,470/sq mi)129.18 km2 (49.88 sq mi)
Alphen aan den Rijn
0484South Holland114,182907/km2 (2,350/sq mi)125.93 km2 (48.62 sq mi)
Alphen-Chaam
1723North Brabant10,463113/km2 (290/sq mi)92.98 km2 (35.90 sq mi)
Altena
1959North Brabant57,726289/km2 (750/sq mi)199.74 km2 (77.12 sq mi)
Ameland
0060Friesland3,84068/km2 (180/sq mi)56.59 km2 (21.85 sq mi)
Amersfoort
0307Utrecht160,7592,572/km2 (6,660/sq mi)62.49 km2 (24.13 sq mi)
Amstelveen
0362North Holland94,4182,297/km2 (5,950/sq mi)41.11 km2 (15.87 sq mi)
Amsterdam
0363North Holland918,1174,880/km2 (12,600/sq mi)188.12 km2 (72.63 sq mi)
Apeldoorn
0200Gelderland167,191492/km2 (1,270/sq mi)339.86 km2 (131.22 sq mi)
Arnhem
0202Gelderland165,7701,696/km2 (4,390/sq mi)97.74 km2 (37.74 sq mi)
Assen
0106Drenthe69,414848/km2 (2,200/sq mi)81.88 km2 (31.61 sq mi)
Asten
0743North Brabant17,242246/km2 (640/sq mi)70.21 km2 (27.11 sq mi)
Baarle-Nassau
0744North Brabant7,07193/km2 (240/sq mi)76.12 km2 (29.39 sq mi)
Baarn
0308Utrecht25,008769/km2 (1,990/sq mi)32.54 km2 (12.56 sq mi)
Barendrecht
0489South Holland48,8122,493/km2 (6,460/sq mi)19.58 km2 (7.56 sq mi)
Barneveld
0203Gelderland61,655351/km2 (910/sq mi)175.84 km2 (67.89 sq mi)
Beek
0888Limburg16,132766/km2 (1,980/sq mi)21.07 km2 (8.14 sq mi)
Beekdaelen
1954Limburg35,966459/km2 (1,190/sq mi)78.30 km2 (30.23 sq mi)
Beesel
0889Limburg13,449482/km2 (1,250/sq mi)27.88 km2 (10.76 sq mi)
Berg en Dal
1945Gelderland35,420410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)86.39 km2 (33.36 sq mi)
Bergeijk
1724North Brabant19,092189/km2 (490/sq mi)101.02 km2 (39.00 sq mi)
Bergen (LI)
0893Limburg13,119127/km2 (330/sq mi)103.26 km2 (39.87 sq mi)
Bergen (NH)
0373North Holland30,138304/km2 (790/sq mi)99.00 km2 (38.22 sq mi)
Bergen op Zoom
0748North Brabant68,864861/km2 (2,230/sq mi)79.97 km2 (30.88 sq mi)
Berkelland
1859Gelderland44,022171/km2 (440/sq mi)258.09 km2 (99.65 sq mi)
Bernheze
1721North Brabant32,263360/km2 (930/sq mi)89.73 km2 (34.64 sq mi)
Best
0753North Brabant30,897912/km2 (2,360/sq mi)33.89 km2 (13.09 sq mi)
Beuningen
0209Gelderland26,573609/km2 (1,580/sq mi)43.60 km2 (16.83 sq mi)
Beverwijk
0375North Holland42,7112,327/km2 (6,030/sq mi)18.35 km2 (7.08 sq mi)
Bladel
1728North Brabant21,009279/km2 (720/sq mi)75.33 km2 (29.09 sq mi)
Blaricum
0376North Holland12,4901,128/km2 (2,920/sq mi)11.07 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Bloemendaal
0377North Holland23,922602/km2 (1,560/sq mi)39.77 km2 (15.36 sq mi)
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk
1901South Holland36,308482/km2 (1,250/sq mi)75.40 km2 (29.11 sq mi)
Boekel
0755North Brabant11,163324/km2 (840/sq mi)34.50 km2 (13.32 sq mi)
Borger-Odoorn
1681Drenthe25,91994/km2 (240/sq mi)274.69 km2 (106.06 sq mi)
Borne
0147Overijssel24,524944/km2 (2,440/sq mi)25.99 km2 (10.03 sq mi)
Borsele
0654Zeeland23,159164/km2 (420/sq mi)141.47 km2 (54.62 sq mi)
Boxtel
0757North Brabant33,748489/km2 (1,270/sq mi)69.01 km2 (26.64 sq mi)
Breda
0758North Brabant186,4381,483/km2 (3,840/sq mi)125.69 km2 (48.53 sq mi)
Bronckhorst
1876Gelderland36,277128/km2 (330/sq mi)283.53 km2 (109.47 sq mi)
Brummen
0213Gelderland21,105252/km2 (650/sq mi)83.63 km2 (32.29 sq mi)
Brunssum
0899Limburg27,6821,606/km2 (4,160/sq mi)17.24 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Bunnik
0312Utrecht16,026434/km2 (1,120/sq mi)36.93 km2 (14.26 sq mi)
Bunschoten
0313Utrecht22,500740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)30.39 km2 (11.73 sq mi)
Buren
0214Gelderland27,725208/km2 (540/sq mi)133.60 km2 (51.58 sq mi)
Capelle aan den IJssel
0502South Holland67,5524,777/km2 (12,370/sq mi)14.14 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
Castricum
0383North Holland36,345732/km2 (1,900/sq mi)49.64 km2 (19.17 sq mi)
Coevorden
0109Drenthe35,700121/km2 (310/sq mi)296.11 km2 (114.33 sq mi)
Cranendonck
1706North Brabant20,851273/km2 (710/sq mi)76.50 km2 (29.54 sq mi)
Culemborg
0216Gelderland29,7291,016/km2 (2,630/sq mi)29.27 km2 (11.30 sq mi)
Dalfsen
0148Overijssel29,612179/km2 (460/sq mi)165.02 km2 (63.71 sq mi)
Dantumadiel
1891Friesland19,194227/km2 (590/sq mi)84.60 km2 (32.66 sq mi)
De Bilt
0310Utrecht43,884663/km2 (1,720/sq mi)66.19 km2 (25.56 sq mi)
De Fryske Marren
1940Friesland51,992148/km2 (380/sq mi)351.21 km2 (135.60 sq mi)
De Ronde Venen
0736Utrecht45,572457/km2 (1,180/sq mi)99.68 km2 (38.49 sq mi)
De Wolden
1690Drenthe24,602110/km2 (280/sq mi)224.39 km2 (86.64 sq mi)
Delft
0503South Holland106,0864,681/km2 (12,120/sq mi)22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
Den Helder
0400North Holland56,5391,254/km2 (3,250/sq mi)45.10 km2 (17.41 sq mi)
Deurne
0762North Brabant32,977282/km2 (730/sq mi)116.76 km2 (45.08 sq mi)
Deventer
0150Overijssel102,781787/km2 (2,040/sq mi)130.56 km2 (50.41 sq mi)
Diemen
0384North Holland32,7852,744/km2 (7,110/sq mi)11.95 km2 (4.61 sq mi)
Dijk en Waard
1980North Holland88,9851,438/km2 (3,720/sq mi)61.90 km2 (23.90 sq mi)
Dinkelland
1774Overijssel26,743152/km2 (390/sq mi)175.72 km2 (67.85 sq mi)
Doesburg
0221Gelderland11,081959/km2 (2,480/sq mi)11.56 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Doetinchem
0222Gelderland59,195749/km2 (1,940/sq mi)79.04 km2 (30.52 sq mi)
Dongen
0766North Brabant27,200930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)29.23 km2 (11.29 sq mi)
Dordrecht
0505South Holland121,4341,566/km2 (4,060/sq mi)77.56 km2 (29.95 sq mi)
Drechterland
0498North Holland20,385346/km2 (900/sq mi)58.88 km2 (22.73 sq mi)
Drimmelen
1719North Brabant27,994295/km2 (760/sq mi)95.05 km2 (36.70 sq mi)
Dronten
0303Flevoland43,593131/km2 (340/sq mi)333.60 km2 (128.80 sq mi)
Druten
0225Gelderland19,505520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)37.52 km2 (14.49 sq mi)
Duiven
0226Gelderland24,937736/km2 (1,910/sq mi)33.88 km2 (13.08 sq mi)
Echt-Susteren
1711Limburg31,967310/km2 (800/sq mi)103.02 km2 (39.78 sq mi)
Edam-Volendam
0385North Holland36,760677/km2 (1,750/sq mi)54.32 km2 (20.97 sq mi)
Ede
0228Gelderland122,012384/km2 (990/sq mi)318.15 km2 (122.84 sq mi)
Eemnes
0317Utrecht9,598309/km2 (800/sq mi)31.04 km2 (11.98 sq mi)
Eemsdelta
1979Groningen45,394169/km2 (440/sq mi)268.07 km2 (103.50 sq mi)
Eersel
0770North Brabant20,004243/km2 (630/sq mi)82.47 km2 (31.84 sq mi)
Eijsden-Margraten
1903Limburg25,991335/km2 (870/sq mi)77.56 km2 (29.95 sq mi)
Eindhoven
0772North Brabant243,7302,769/km2 (7,170/sq mi)88.02 km2 (33.98 sq mi)
Elburg
0230Gelderland24,037377/km2 (980/sq mi)63.82 km2 (24.64 sq mi)
Emmen
0114Drenthe108,765324/km2 (840/sq mi)335.33 km2 (129.47 sq mi)
Enkhuizen
0388North Holland18,8851,491/km2 (3,860/sq mi)12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi)
Enschede
0153Overijssel161,2351,146/km2 (2,970/sq mi)140.73 km2 (54.34 sq mi)
Epe
0232Gelderland33,283213/km2 (550/sq mi)156.12 km2 (60.28 sq mi)
Ermelo
0233Gelderland27,496321/km2 (830/sq mi)85.64 km2 (33.07 sq mi)
Etten-Leur
0777North Brabant44,578806/km2 (2,090/sq mi)55.29 km2 (21.35 sq mi)
Geertruidenberg
0779North Brabant22,099831/km2 (2,150/sq mi)26.60 km2 (10.27 sq mi)
Geldrop-Mierlo
1771North Brabant40,4411,304/km2 (3,380/sq mi)31.01 km2 (11.97 sq mi)
Gemert-Bakel
1652North Brabant31,383257/km2 (670/sq mi)122.07 km2 (47.13 sq mi)
Gennep
0907Limburg17,764373/km2 (970/sq mi)47.57 km2 (18.37 sq mi)
Gilze en Rijen
0784North Brabant26,815410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)65.38 km2 (25.24 sq mi)
Goeree-Overflakkee
1924South Holland51,590197/km2 (510/sq mi)262.20 km2 (101.24 sq mi)
Goes
0664Zeeland39,433426/km2 (1,100/sq mi)92.48 km2 (35.71 sq mi)
Goirle
0785North Brabant24,177563/km2 (1,460/sq mi)42.97 km2 (16.59 sq mi)
Gooise Meren
1942North Holland60,3411,456/km2 (3,770/sq mi)41.43 km2 (16.00 sq mi)
Gorinchem
0512South Holland38,4612,055/km2 (5,320/sq mi)18.71 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Gouda
0513South Holland75,3164,565/km2 (11,820/sq mi)16.50 km2 (6.37 sq mi)
Groningen
0014Groningen238,1471,284/km2 (3,330/sq mi)185.53 km2 (71.63 sq mi)
Gulpen-Wittem
1729Limburg14,210194/km2 (500/sq mi)73.18 km2 (28.25 sq mi)
Haaksbergen
0158Overijssel24,502234/km2 (610/sq mi)104.78 km2 (40.46 sq mi)
Haarlem
0392North Holland165,3965,662/km2 (14,660/sq mi)29.21 km2 (11.28 sq mi)
Haarlemmermeer
0394North Holland162,300823/km2 (2,130/sq mi)197.21 km2 (76.14 sq mi)
Halderberge
1655North Brabant31,041417/km2 (1,080/sq mi)74.44 km2 (28.74 sq mi)
Hardenberg
0160Overijssel62,509200/km2 (520/sq mi)312.16 km2 (120.53 sq mi)
Harderwijk
0243Gelderland48,9061,256/km2 (3,250/sq mi)38.92 km2 (15.03 sq mi)
Hardinxveld-Giessendam
0523South Holland18,6811,108/km2 (2,870/sq mi)16.86 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Harlingen
0072Friesland16,188649/km2 (1,680/sq mi)24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi)
Hattem
0244Gelderland12,563545/km2 (1,410/sq mi)23.07 km2 (8.91 sq mi)
Heemskerk
0396North Holland39,4311,446/km2 (3,750/sq mi)27.27 km2 (10.53 sq mi)
Heemstede
0397North Holland27,7783,029/km2 (7,850/sq mi)9.17 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Heerde
0246Gelderland19,214245/km2 (630/sq mi)78.55 km2 (30.33 sq mi)
Heerenveen
0074Friesland51,637272/km2 (700/sq mi)189.97 km2 (73.35 sq mi)
Heerlen
0917Limburg87,1221,940/km2 (5,000/sq mi)44.91 km2 (17.34 sq mi)
Heeze-Leende
1658North Brabant16,627160/km2 (410/sq mi)103.92 km2 (40.12 sq mi)
Heiloo
0399North Holland24,3191,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)18.71 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Hellendoorn
0163Overijssel36,261263/km2 (680/sq mi)137.93 km2 (53.26 sq mi)
Helmond
0794North Brabant94,8981,785/km2 (4,620/sq mi)53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi)
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
0531South Holland32,1833,159/km2 (8,180/sq mi)10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi)
Hengelo
0164Overijssel82,3111,353/km2 (3,500/sq mi)60.84 km2 (23.49 sq mi)
's-Hertogenbosch
0796North Brabant158,7531,450/km2 (3,800/sq mi)109.48 km2 (42.27 sq mi)
Het Hogeland
1966Groningen48,298101/km2 (260/sq mi)476.74 km2 (184.07 sq mi)
Heumen
0252Gelderland16,824423/km2 (1,100/sq mi)39.73 km2 (15.34 sq mi)
Heusden
0797North Brabant45,830581/km2 (1,500/sq mi)78.86 km2 (30.45 sq mi)
Hillegom
0534South Holland22,4531,747/km2 (4,520/sq mi)12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Hilvarenbeek
0798North Brabant15,949168/km2 (440/sq mi)94.87 km2 (36.63 sq mi)
Hilversum
0402North Holland93,3452,047/km2 (5,300/sq mi)45.61 km2 (17.61 sq mi)
Hoeksche Waard
1963South Holland89,760334/km2 (870/sq mi)268.54 km2 (103.68 sq mi)
Hof van Twente
1735Overijssel35,455167/km2 (430/sq mi)212.43 km2 (82.02 sq mi)
Hollands Kroon
1911North Holland49,431138/km2 (360/sq mi)357.63 km2 (138.08 sq mi)
Hoogeveen
0118Drenthe56,433442/km2 (1,140/sq mi)127.54 km2 (49.24 sq mi)
Hoorn
0405North Holland75,2163,692/km2 (9,560/sq mi)20.37 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Horst aan de Maas
1507Limburg43,641231/km2 (600/sq mi)188.67 km2 (72.85 sq mi)
Houten
0321Utrecht50,581921/km2 (2,390/sq mi)54.90 km2 (21.20 sq mi)
Huizen
0406North Holland41,2522,609/km2 (6,760/sq mi)15.81 km2 (6.10 sq mi)
Hulst
0677Zeeland27,596137/km2 (350/sq mi)201.26 km2 (77.71 sq mi)
IJsselstein
0353Utrecht33,4921,594/km2 (4,130/sq mi)21.01 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Kaag en Braassem
1884South Holland28,573453/km2 (1,170/sq mi)63.13 km2 (24.37 sq mi)
Kampen
0166Overijssel55,614394/km2 (1,020/sq mi)141.23 km2 (54.53 sq mi)
Kapelle
0678Zeeland13,051351/km2 (910/sq mi)37.13 km2 (14.34 sq mi)
Katwijk
0537South Holland66,6072,685/km2 (6,950/sq mi)24.81 km2 (9.58 sq mi)
Kerkrade
0928Limburg45,6202,082/km2 (5,390/sq mi)21.91 km2 (8.46 sq mi)
Koggenland
1598North Holland23,509293/km2 (760/sq mi)80.26 km2 (30.99 sq mi)
Krimpen aan den IJssel
0542South Holland29,5043,845/km2 (9,960/sq mi)7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi)
Krimpenerwaard
1931South Holland57,700389/km2 (1,010/sq mi)148.32 km2 (57.27 sq mi)
Laarbeek
1659North Brabant23,260420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)55.35 km2 (21.37 sq mi)
Land van Cuijk
1982North Brabant91,423268/km2 (690/sq mi)341.26 km2 (131.76 sq mi)
Landgraaf
0882Limburg37,1751,512/km2 (3,920/sq mi)24.58 km2 (9.49 sq mi)
Landsmeer
0415North Holland11,705522/km2 (1,350/sq mi)22.44 km2 (8.66 sq mi)
Lansingerland
1621South Holland64,7541,216/km2 (3,150/sq mi)53.27 km2 (20.57 sq mi)
Laren
0417North Holland11,712944/km2 (2,440/sq mi)12.41 km2 (4.79 sq mi)
Leeuwarden
0080Friesland127,073535/km2 (1,390/sq mi)237.55 km2 (91.72 sq mi)
Leiden
0546South Holland127,0895,816/km2 (15,060/sq mi)21.85 km2 (8.44 sq mi)
Leiderdorp
0547South Holland27,6572,406/km2 (6,230/sq mi)11.50 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Leidschendam-Voorburg
1916South Holland77,7532,384/km2 (6,170/sq mi)32.61 km2 (12.59 sq mi)
Lelystad
0995Flevoland83,033363/km2 (940/sq mi)229.00 km2 (88.42 sq mi)
Leudal
1640Limburg36,141222/km2 (570/sq mi)162.51 km2 (62.75 sq mi)
Leusden
0327Utrecht31,467538/km2 (1,390/sq mi)58.51 km2 (22.59 sq mi)
Lingewaard
1705Gelderland47,220762/km2 (1,970/sq mi)61.96 km2 (23.92 sq mi)
Lisse
0553South Holland23,3901,490/km2 (3,900/sq mi)15.70 km2 (6.06 sq mi)
Lochem
0262Gelderland34,314161/km2 (420/sq mi)213.05 km2 (82.26 sq mi)
Loon op Zand
0809North Brabant23,797477/km2 (1,240/sq mi)49.92 km2 (19.27 sq mi)
Lopik
0331Utrecht14,704195/km2 (510/sq mi)75.56 km2 (29.17 sq mi)
Losser
0168Overijssel23,362237/km2 (610/sq mi)98.74 km2 (38.12 sq mi)
Maasdriel
0263Gelderland26,020395/km2 (1,020/sq mi)65.88 km2 (25.44 sq mi)
Maasgouw
1641Limburg24,305532/km2 (1,380/sq mi)45.70 km2 (17.64 sq mi)
Maashorst
1991North Brabant58,934429/km2 (1,110/sq mi)137.33 km2 (53.02 sq mi)
Maassluis
0556South Holland35,3034,180/km2 (10,800/sq mi)8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
Maastricht
0935Limburg122,7342,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)55.79 km2 (21.54 sq mi)
Medemblik
0420North Holland46,031380/km2 (980/sq mi)121.23 km2 (46.81 sq mi)
Meerssen
0938Limburg18,600696/km2 (1,800/sq mi)26.73 km2 (10.32 sq mi)
Meierijstad
1948North Brabant83,715455/km2 (1,180/sq mi)184.00 km2 (71.04 sq mi)
Meppel
0119Drenthe35,464639/km2 (1,660/sq mi)55.50 km2 (21.43 sq mi)
Middelburg
0687Zeeland49,9561,033/km2 (2,680/sq mi)48.38 km2 (18.68 sq mi)
Midden-Delfland
1842South Holland19,472413/km2 (1,070/sq mi)47.19 km2 (18.22 sq mi)
Midden-Drenthe
1731Drenthe33,987100/km2 (260/sq mi)340.62 km2 (131.51 sq mi)
Midden-Groningen
1952Groningen61,554221/km2 (570/sq mi)277.95 km2 (107.32 sq mi)
Moerdijk
1709North Brabant37,711237/km2 (610/sq mi)159.17 km2 (61.46 sq mi)
Molenlanden
1978South Holland45,158249/km2 (640/sq mi)181.57 km2 (70.10 sq mi)
Montferland
1955Gelderland36,882349/km2 (900/sq mi)105.70 km2 (40.81 sq mi)
Montfoort
0335Utrecht13,929371/km2 (960/sq mi)37.58 km2 (14.51 sq mi)
Mook en Middelaar
0944Limburg8,043463/km2 (1,200/sq mi)17.39 km2 (6.71 sq mi)
Neder-Betuwe
1740Gelderland25,448424/km2 (1,100/sq mi)59.99 km2 (23.16 sq mi)
Nederweert
0946Limburg17,499175/km2 (450/sq mi)99.90 km2 (38.57 sq mi)
Nieuwegein
0356Utrecht65,4262,794/km2 (7,240/sq mi)23.42 km2 (9.04 sq mi)
Nieuwkoop
0569South Holland29,463375/km2 (970/sq mi)78.46 km2 (30.29 sq mi)
Nijkerk
0267Gelderland44,975649/km2 (1,680/sq mi)69.32 km2 (26.76 sq mi)
Nijmegen
0268Gelderland182,4803,456/km2 (8,950/sq mi)52.81 km2 (20.39 sq mi)
Nissewaard
1930South Holland86,8331,184/km2 (3,070/sq mi)73.31 km2 (28.31 sq mi)
Noardeast-Fryslân
1970Friesland45,812121/km2 (310/sq mi)379.22 km2 (146.42 sq mi)
Noord-Beveland
1695Zeeland7,85791/km2 (240/sq mi)86.00 km2 (33.20 sq mi)
Noordenveld
1699Drenthe31,591159/km2 (410/sq mi)199.01 km2 (76.84 sq mi)
Noordoostpolder
0171Flevoland49,729109/km2 (280/sq mi)458.09 km2 (176.87 sq mi)
Noordwijk
0575South Holland45,179774/km2 (2,000/sq mi)58.34 km2 (22.53 sq mi)
Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten
0820North Brabant24,015714/km2 (1,850/sq mi)33.65 km2 (12.99 sq mi)
Nunspeet
0302Gelderland28,731223/km2 (580/sq mi)128.73 km2 (49.70 sq mi)
Oegstgeest
0579South Holland25,7463,530/km2 (9,100/sq mi)7.29 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Oirschot
0823North Brabant19,217189/km2 (490/sq mi)101.79 km2 (39.30 sq mi)
Oisterwijk
0824North Brabant32,941411/km2 (1,060/sq mi)80.11 km2 (30.93 sq mi)
Oldambt
1895Groningen39,044172/km2 (450/sq mi)226.57 km2 (87.48 sq mi)
Oldebroek
0269Gelderland24,264248/km2 (640/sq mi)97.66 km2 (37.71 sq mi)
Oldenzaal
0173Overijssel31,9251,481/km2 (3,840/sq mi)21.55 km2 (8.32 sq mi)
Olst-Wijhe
1773Overijssel18,682164/km2 (420/sq mi)113.66 km2 (43.88 sq mi)
Ommen
0175Overijssel18,955105/km2 (270/sq mi)179.85 km2 (69.44 sq mi)
Oost Gelre
1586Gelderland29,846271/km2 (700/sq mi)109.93 km2 (42.44 sq mi)
Oosterhout
0826North Brabant57,425804/km2 (2,080/sq mi)71.43 km2 (27.58 sq mi)
Ooststellingwerf
0085Friesland25,837116/km2 (300/sq mi)223.30 km2 (86.22 sq mi)
Oostzaan
0431North Holland9,720841/km2 (2,180/sq mi)11.56 km2 (4.46 sq mi)
Opmeer
0432North Holland12,180294/km2 (760/sq mi)41.48 km2 (16.02 sq mi)
Opsterland
0086Friesland30,054134/km2 (350/sq mi)224.40 km2 (86.64 sq mi)
Oss
0828North Brabant94,437583/km2 (1,510/sq mi)162.01 km2 (62.55 sq mi)
Oude IJsselstreek
1509Gelderland39,613291/km2 (750/sq mi)136.07 km2 (52.54 sq mi)
Ouder-Amstel
0437North Holland14,276596/km2 (1,540/sq mi)23.95 km2 (9.25 sq mi)
Oudewater
0589Utrecht10,232263/km2 (680/sq mi)38.90 km2 (15.02 sq mi)
Overbetuwe
1734Gelderland48,707447/km2 (1,160/sq mi)109.03 km2 (42.10 sq mi)
Papendrecht
0590South Holland32,2773,428/km2 (8,880/sq mi)9.41 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Peel en Maas
1894Limburg45,276284/km2 (740/sq mi)159.35 km2 (61.53 sq mi)
Pekela
0765Groningen12,404253/km2 (660/sq mi)49.04 km2 (18.93 sq mi)
Pijnacker-Nootdorp
1926South Holland57,6721,564/km2 (4,050/sq mi)36.87 km2 (14.24 sq mi)
Purmerend
0439North Holland93,9921,004/km2 (2,600/sq mi)93.61 km2 (36.14 sq mi)
Putten
0273Gelderland24,904292/km2 (760/sq mi)85.21 km2 (32.90 sq mi)
Raalte
0177Overijssel38,500225/km2 (580/sq mi)170.97 km2 (66.01 sq mi)
Reimerswaal
0703Zeeland23,255229/km2 (590/sq mi)101.76 km2 (39.29 sq mi)
Renkum
0274Gelderland31,461685/km2 (1,770/sq mi)45.96 km2 (17.75 sq mi)
Renswoude
0339Utrecht5,747313/km2 (810/sq mi)18.39 km2 (7.10 sq mi)
Reusel-De Mierden
1667North Brabant13,542174/km2 (450/sq mi)77.81 km2 (30.04 sq mi)
Rheden
0275Gelderland43,570533/km2 (1,380/sq mi)81.77 km2 (31.57 sq mi)
Rhenen
0340Utrecht20,329484/km2 (1,250/sq mi)42.02 km2 (16.22 sq mi)
Ridderkerk
0597South Holland47,4772,022/km2 (5,240/sq mi)23.48 km2 (9.07 sq mi)
Rijssen-Holten
1742Overijssel38,493409/km2 (1,060/sq mi)94.12 km2 (36.34 sq mi)
Rijswijk
0603South Holland57,9974,150/km2 (10,700/sq mi)13.98 km2 (5.40 sq mi)
Roerdalen
1669Limburg20,702235/km2 (610/sq mi)88.21 km2 (34.06 sq mi)
Roermond
0957Limburg59,981989/km2 (2,560/sq mi)60.64 km2 (23.41 sq mi)
Roosendaal
1674North Brabant77,613729/km2 (1,890/sq mi)106.50 km2 (41.12 sq mi)
Rotterdam
0599South Holland663,9003,040/km2 (7,900/sq mi)218.42 km2 (84.33 sq mi)
Rozendaal
0277Gelderland1,75463/km2 (160/sq mi)27.90 km2 (10.77 sq mi)
Rucphen
0840North Brabant23,636367/km2 (950/sq mi)64.38 km2 (24.86 sq mi)
Schagen
0441North Holland47,450282/km2 (730/sq mi)167.99 km2 (64.86 sq mi)
Scherpenzeel
0279Gelderland10,386753/km2 (1,950/sq mi)13.79 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Schiedam
0606South Holland80,6284,528/km2 (11,730/sq mi)17.81 km2 (6.88 sq mi)
Schiermonnikoog
0088Friesland98223/km2 (60/sq mi)42.93 km2 (16.58 sq mi)
Schouwen-Duiveland
1676Zeeland34,561151/km2 (390/sq mi)228.60 km2 (88.26 sq mi)
Simpelveld
0965Limburg10,396649/km2 (1,680/sq mi)16.03 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Sint-Michielsgestel
0845North Brabant30,135516/km2 (1,340/sq mi)58.35 km2 (22.53 sq mi)
Sittard-Geleen
1883Limburg92,2341,173/km2 (3,040/sq mi)78.61 km2 (30.35 sq mi)
Sliedrecht
0610South Holland26,1842,038/km2 (5,280/sq mi)12.85 km2 (4.96 sq mi)
Sluis
1714Zeeland23,24383/km2 (210/sq mi)278.60 km2 (107.57 sq mi)
Smallingerland
0090Friesland56,098479/km2 (1,240/sq mi)117.17 km2 (45.24 sq mi)
Soest
0342Utrecht47,4391,026/km2 (2,660/sq mi)46.25 km2 (17.86 sq mi)
Someren
0847North Brabant20,061250/km2 (650/sq mi)80.10 km2 (30.93 sq mi)
Son en Breugel
0848North Brabant18,010694/km2 (1,800/sq mi)25.95 km2 (10.02 sq mi)
Stadskanaal
0037Groningen32,135273/km2 (710/sq mi)117.63 km2 (45.42 sq mi)
Staphorst
0180Overijssel17,628132/km2 (340/sq mi)133.94 km2 (51.71 sq mi)
Stede Broec
0532North Holland22,1381,529/km2 (3,960/sq mi)14.48 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Steenbergen
0851North Brabant24,610168/km2 (440/sq mi)146.50 km2 (56.56 sq mi)
Steenwijkerland
1708Overijssel45,376157/km2 (410/sq mi)288.31 km2 (111.32 sq mi)
Stein
0971Limburg24,7721,184/km2 (3,070/sq mi)20.92 km2 (8.08 sq mi)
Stichtse Vecht
1904Utrecht65,771685/km2 (1,770/sq mi)96.04 km2 (37.08 sq mi)
Súdwest-Fryslân
1900Friesland90,883174/km2 (450/sq mi)522.70 km2 (201.82 sq mi)
Terneuzen
0715Zeeland54,993220/km2 (570/sq mi)250.13 km2 (96.58 sq mi)
Terschelling
0093Friesland4,92857/km2 (150/sq mi)87.21 km2 (33.67 sq mi)
Texel
0448North Holland13,97986/km2 (220/sq mi)162.26 km2 (62.65 sq mi)
Teylingen
1525South Holland38,5101,360/km2 (3,500/sq mi)28.32 km2 (10.93 sq mi)
The Hague
0518South Holland562,8396,827/km2 (17,680/sq mi)82.44 km2 (31.83 sq mi)
Tholen
0716Zeeland26,825183/km2 (470/sq mi)146.72 km2 (56.65 sq mi)
Tiel
0281Gelderland42,6041,299/km2 (3,360/sq mi)32.80 km2 (12.66 sq mi)
Tilburg
0855North Brabant227,7071,809/km2 (4,690/sq mi)125.89 km2 (48.61 sq mi)
Tubbergen
0183Overijssel21,408146/km2 (380/sq mi)147.00 km2 (56.76 sq mi)
Twenterand
1700Overijssel33,867319/km2 (830/sq mi)106.14 km2 (40.98 sq mi)
Tynaarlo
1730Drenthe34,592242/km2 (630/sq mi)142.88 km2 (55.17 sq mi)
Tytsjerksteradiel
0737Friesland32,408218/km2 (560/sq mi)148.63 km2 (57.39 sq mi)
Uitgeest
0450North Holland13,472703/km2 (1,820/sq mi)19.16 km2 (7.40 sq mi)
Uithoorn
0451North Holland31,4421,735/km2 (4,490/sq mi)18.12 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Urk
0184Flevoland21,8291,661/km2 (4,300/sq mi)13.14 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Utrecht
0344Utrecht367,9473,924/km2 (10,160/sq mi)93.77 km2 (36.20 sq mi)
Utrechtse Heuvelrug
1581Utrecht50,429382/km2 (990/sq mi)132.02 km2 (50.97 sq mi)
Vaals
0981Limburg10,190427/km2 (1,110/sq mi)23.89 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Valkenburg aan de Geul
0994Limburg16,423447/km2 (1,160/sq mi)36.73 km2 (14.18 sq mi)
Valkenswaard
0858North Brabant31,527574/km2 (1,490/sq mi)54.91 km2 (21.20 sq mi)
Veendam
0047Groningen27,616364/km2 (940/sq mi)75.93 km2 (29.32 sq mi)
Veenendaal
0345Utrecht68,5253,528/km2 (9,140/sq mi)19.42 km2 (7.50 sq mi)
Veere
0717Zeeland22,045166/km2 (430/sq mi)132.99 km2 (51.35 sq mi)
Veldhoven
0861North Brabant46,4171,465/km2 (3,790/sq mi)31.68 km2 (12.23 sq mi)
Velsen
0453North Holland68,7901,528/km2 (3,960/sq mi)45.03 km2 (17.39 sq mi)
Venlo
0983Limburg103,328832/km2 (2,150/sq mi)124.16 km2 (47.94 sq mi)
Venray
0984Limburg44,628273/km2 (710/sq mi)163.18 km2 (63.00 sq mi)
Vijfheerenlanden
1961Utrecht60,052411/km2 (1,060/sq mi)146.28 km2 (56.48 sq mi)
Vlaardingen
0622South Holland75,0793,214/km2 (8,320/sq mi)23.36 km2 (9.02 sq mi)
Vlieland
0096Friesland1,29131/km2 (80/sq mi)41.84 km2 (16.15 sq mi)
Vlissingen
0718Zeeland45,1501,314/km2 (3,400/sq mi)34.37 km2 (13.27 sq mi)
Voerendaal
0986Limburg12,405394/km2 (1,020/sq mi)31.51 km2 (12.17 sq mi)
Voorne aan Zee
1992South Holland73,945607/km2 (1,570/sq mi)121.77 km2 (47.02 sq mi)
Voorschoten
0626South Holland25,6652,309/km2 (5,980/sq mi)11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Voorst
0285Gelderland25,215205/km2 (530/sq mi)122.93 km2 (47.46 sq mi)
Vught
0865North Brabant32,113535/km2 (1,390/sq mi)60.02 km2 (23.17 sq mi)
Waadhoeke
1949Friesland46,718164/km2 (420/sq mi)285.42 km2 (110.20 sq mi)
Waalre
0866North Brabant17,980803/km2 (2,080/sq mi)22.38 km2 (8.64 sq mi)
Waalwijk
0867North Brabant49,952774/km2 (2,000/sq mi)64.54 km2 (24.92 sq mi)
Waddinxveen
0627South Holland32,6011,175/km2 (3,040/sq mi)27.75 km2 (10.71 sq mi)
Wageningen
0289Gelderland40,9601,347/km2 (3,490/sq mi)30.42 km2 (11.75 sq mi)
Wassenaar
0629South Holland27,093529/km2 (1,370/sq mi)51.18 km2 (19.76 sq mi)
Waterland
0852North Holland17,609339/km2 (880/sq mi)51.99 km2 (20.07 sq mi)
Weert
0988Limburg50,872488/km2 (1,260/sq mi)104.25 km2 (40.25 sq mi)
West Betuwe
1960Gelderland52,720244/km2 (630/sq mi)215.93 km2 (83.37 sq mi)
West Maas en Waal
0668Gelderland20,065263/km2 (680/sq mi)76.19 km2 (29.42 sq mi)
Westerkwartier
1969Groningen64,946179/km2 (460/sq mi)362.63 km2 (140.01 sq mi)
Westerveld
1701Drenthe19,86071/km2 (180/sq mi)278.65 km2 (107.59 sq mi)
Westervoort
0293Gelderland15,1142,155/km2 (5,580/sq mi)7.01 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
Westerwolde
1950Groningen26,53796/km2 (250/sq mi)275.77 km2 (106.48 sq mi)
Westland
1783South Holland114,8871,423/km2 (3,690/sq mi)80.76 km2 (31.18 sq mi)
Weststellingwerf
0098Friesland26,467120/km2 (310/sq mi)220.20 km2 (85.02 sq mi)
Wierden
0189Overijssel24,862263/km2 (680/sq mi)94.60 km2 (36.53 sq mi)
Wijchen
0296Gelderland41,537629/km2 (1,630/sq mi)66.04 km2 (25.50 sq mi)
Wijdemeren
1696North Holland24,659519/km2 (1,340/sq mi)47.54 km2 (18.36 sq mi)
Wijk bij Duurstede
0352Utrecht23,995504/km2 (1,310/sq mi)47.58 km2 (18.37 sq mi)
Winterswijk
0294Gelderland29,253212/km2 (550/sq mi)138.13 km2 (53.33 sq mi)
Woensdrecht
0873North Brabant22,191242/km2 (630/sq mi)91.66 km2 (35.39 sq mi)
Woerden
0632Utrecht53,244601/km2 (1,560/sq mi)88.55 km2 (34.19 sq mi)
Wormerland
0880North Holland16,612431/km2 (1,120/sq mi)38.51 km2 (14.87 sq mi)
Woudenberg
0351Utrecht14,358393/km2 (1,020/sq mi)36.52 km2 (14.10 sq mi)
Zaanstad
0479North Holland159,6182,165/km2 (5,610/sq mi)73.74 km2 (28.47 sq mi)
Zaltbommel
0297Gelderland30,349386/km2 (1,000/sq mi)78.65 km2 (30.37 sq mi)
Zandvoort
0473North Holland17,542547/km2 (1,420/sq mi)32.08 km2 (12.39 sq mi)
Zeewolde
0050Flevoland23,69296/km2 (250/sq mi)247.11 km2 (95.41 sq mi)
Zeist
0355Utrecht66,6291,374/km2 (3,560/sq mi)48.50 km2 (18.73 sq mi)
Zevenaar
0299Gelderland45,042486/km2 (1,260/sq mi)92.62 km2 (35.76 sq mi)
Zoetermeer
0637South Holland126,9983,689/km2 (9,550/sq mi)34.43 km2 (13.29 sq mi)
Zoeterwoude
0638South Holland9,443446/km2 (1,160/sq mi)21.16 km2 (8.17 sq mi)
Zuidplas
1892South Holland46,981811/km2 (2,100/sq mi)57.96 km2 (22.38 sq mi)
Zundert
0879North Brabant22,518187/km2 (480/sq mi)120.59 km2 (46.56 sq mi)
Zutphen
0301Gelderland48,5101,186/km2 (3,070/sq mi)40.92 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
Zwartewaterland
1896Overijssel23,368284/km2 (740/sq mi)82.36 km2 (31.80 sq mi)
Zwijndrecht
0642South Holland45,0182,217/km2 (5,740/sq mi)20.31 km2 (7.84 sq mi)
Zwolle
0193Overijssel132,4111,196/km2 (3,100/sq mi)110.67 km2 (42.73 sq mi)

Special municipalities

MunicipalityCapitalPopulation[d][27]Population density[e]Area[f][28]Map
Bonaire
Kralendijk20,91573/km2 (190/sq mi)288 km2 (111.20 sq mi)
Sint Eustatius
Oranjestad3,139149/km2 (390/sq mi)21 km2 (8.11 sq mi)
Saba
The Bottom1,933149/km2 (390/sq mi)13 km2 (5.02 sq mi)

Number of municipalities by province

See also

Notes

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