List of municipalities in South Holland
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This is a list of municipalities in South Holland. South Holland is divided into 60 municipalities.
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File:Delft - Visbrug.jpg
One of South Holland's historical towns is Delft, a stronghold of tourism and of (mainly technical) science.
File:KorenBrug.jpg
The Koornbrug (Grain Bridge) in Leiden, also a historical university city in South Holland.
File:Scheveningse pier.jpg
Scheveningen is the Netherlands' most popular seaside resorts.
File:Zoetermeer dorp.jpg
Zoetermeer, the third largest population centre in this province, was a typical South Holland village until the late 1960s.
File:Zoetermeer Dobbe.jpg
A view of the newly built nowadays Zoetermeer town centre.
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A canal at Dordrecht, which town is the oldest in Holland (North and South together) and has a rich history and culture.
The 15th century town hall of Gouda, another historically rich town in South Holland.
| CBS-code | Municipality Gemeente |
Population | Land area (km2) | Population density (/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 482 | Alblasserdam | 19,838 | 8.79 | 2,257 |
| 613 | Albrandswaard | 25,036 | 21.87 | 1,145 |
| 484 | Alphen aan den Rijn | 107,117 | 126.58 | 846 |
| 489 | Barendrecht | 47,442 | 19.83 | 2,392 |
| 585 | Binnenmaas | 28,670 | 69.26 | 414 |
| 1901 | Bodegraven-Reeuwijk | 33,036 | 75.69 | 436 |
| 501 | Brielle | 16,350 | 27.56 | 593 |
| 502 | Capelle aan den IJssel | 66,261 | 14.25 | 4,650 |
| 611 | Cromstrijen | 12,797 | 54.37 | 235 |
| 503 | Delft | 99,737 | 22.82 | 4,371 |
| 505 | Dordrecht | 118,782 | 79.01 | 1,503 |
| 689 | Giessenlanden | 14,476 | 63.57 | 228 |
| 1924 | Goeree-Overflakkee | 48,204 | 262.00 | 184 |
| 512 | Gorinchem | 35,271 | 18.92 | 1,864 |
| 513 | Gouda | 70,939 | 16.86 | 4,208 |
| 523 | Hardinxveld-Giessendam | 17,751 | 16.92 | 1,049 |
| 530 | Hellevoetsluis | 38,919 | 31.56 | 1,233 |
| 531 | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | 29,147 | 10.67 | 2,732 |
| 534 | Hillegom | 21,090 | 12.92 | 1,632 |
| 1884 | Kaag en Braassem | 25,751 | 63.39 | 406 |
| 537 | Katwijk | 63,007 | 24.54 | 2,568 |
| 588 | Korendijk | 10,716 | 77.26 | 139 |
| 542 | Krimpen aan den IJssel | 28,870 | 7.80 | 3,701 |
| 1621 | Lansingerland | 57,545 | 54.28 | 1,060 |
| 545 | Leerdam | 20,563 | 33.79 | 609 |
| 546 | Leiden | 121,249 | 21.95 | 5,524 |
| 547 | Leiderdorp | 26,786 | 11.55 | 2,319 |
| 1916 | Leidschendam-Voorburg | 73,543 | 32.70 | 2,249 |
| 553 | Lisse | 22,400 | 15.69 | 1,428 |
| 556 | Maassluis | 32,230 | 8.49 | 3,796 |
| 1842 | Midden-Delfland | 18,514 | 47.35 | 391 |
| 1927 | Molenwaard | 28,986 | 118.29 | 245 |
| 569 | Nieuwkoop | 27,122 | 78.88 | 344 |
| 575 | Noordwijk | 25,600 | 35.48 | 722 |
| 576 | Noordwijkerhout | 15,976 | 22.61 | 707 |
| 579 | Oegstgeest | 22,903 | 7.30 | 3,137 |
| 584 | Oud-Beijerland | 23,683 | 18.75 | 1,263 |
| 590 | Papendrecht | 32,177 | 9.48 | 3,394 |
| 1926 | Pijnacker-Nootdorp | 51,148 | 37.36 | 1,369 |
| 597 | Ridderkerk | 45,204 | 23.74 | 1,904 |
| 603 | Rijswijk | 47,674 | 14.05 | 3,393 |
| 599 | Rotterdam | 619,879 | 208.80 | 2,969 |
| 606 | Schiedam | 76,650 | 18.02 | 4,254 |
| 610 | Sliedrecht | 24,592 | 12.83 | 1,917 |
| 617 | Strijen | 8,680 | 50.85 | 171 |
| 1525 | Teylingen | 35,712 | 28.55 | 1,251 |
| 518 | The Hague | 510,909 | 81.88 | 6,240 |
| 622 | Vlaardingen | 71,338 | 23.64 | 3,018 |
| 626 | Voorschoten | 24,978 | 11.16 | 2,238 |
| 627 | Waddinxveen | 25,555 | 27.90 | 916 |
| 629 | Wassenaar | 25,768 | 50.92 | 506 |
| 1783 | Westland | 103,716 | 79.53 | 1,304 |
| 614 | Westvoorne | 14,013 | 53.23 | 263 |
| 707 | Zederik | 13,681 | 73.73 | 186 |
| 637 | Zoetermeer | 123,784 | 34.55 | 3,583 |
| 638 | Zoeterwoude | 8,088 | 21.26 | 380 |
| 1892 | Zuidplas | 40,838 | 59.37 | 688 |
| 642 | Zwijndrecht | 44,546 | 20.35 | 2,189 |
- Krimpenerwaard 53,868 - 161.3 - 334
- Nissewaard 84,929 - 82.25 - 1,033
Municipal reorganisations
Since 1840, South Holland has ceded three municipalities to the province of Utrecht: Oudewater in 1970, Woerden in 1989, and Vianen in 2002.
Municipal reorganisations since 2000:
- On 1 January 2002 the municipalities of Pijnacker and Nootdorp were merged into the new municipality of Pijnacker-Nootdorp.
- On 1 January 2002 the municipalities of Leidschendam and Voorburg were merged into the new municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg.
- On 1 January 2003 the municipality of Heerjansdam was merged into the existing municipality of Zwijndrecht.
- On 1 January 2004 the municipalities of De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, Naaldwijk and Wateringen were merged into the new municipality of Westland
- On 1 January 2004 the municipalities of Maasland and Schipluiden were merged into the new municipality of Midden-Delfland.
- On 1 January 2006 the municipalities of Sassenheim, Voorhout and Warmond were merged into the new municipality of Teylingen.
- On 1 January 2006 the municipalities of Rijnsburg and Valkenburg were merged into the existing municipality of Katwijk.
- On 1 January 2007 the municipalities of Liemeer and Ter Aar were merged into the existing municipality of Nieuwkoop.
- On 1 January 2007 the municipalities of Bergschenhoek, Berkel en Rodenrijs and Bleiswijk were merged into the new municipality of Lansingerland.
- On 1 January 2007 the municipality of 's-Gravendeel was merged into the existing municipality of Binnenmaas.
- On 1 January 2009 the municipalities of Alkemade and Jacobswoude were merged into the new municipality of Kaag en Braassem.
- On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Moordrecht, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel and Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle were merged into the new municipality of Zuidplas.
- On 18 March 2010 the municipality of Rozenburg was merged into the existing municipality of Rotterdam.
- On 1 January 2011 the municipalities of Bodegraven and Reeuwijk were merged into the new municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk.
- On 1 January 2013 the municipalities of Graafstroom, Liesveld and Nieuw-Lekkerland were merged into the new municipality of Molenwaard.
- On 1 January 2013 the municipalities of Dirksland, Goedereede, Middelharnis and Oostflakkee were merged into the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.
- On 1 January 2014 the municipalities of Boskoop and Rijnwoude were merged into the existing municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn.
- On 1 January 2015 the municipalities of Bergambacht, Nederlek, Ouderkerk, Schoonhoven and Vlist were merged into Krimpenerwaard.
- On 1 January 2015 the municipalities of Bernisse and Spijkenisse were merged into Nissewaard.
See also
References
- Statistics Netherlands, http://www.cbs.nl
