Haagse Hout (, literally ''Woods of The Hague'') is one of the eight districts of

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital o ...

. This area was originally called ''Die Haghe Houte'', which later became the current ''Haagse Hout''. The district has 45,600 residents as of 2018.Den Haag
It is located in the north-east of the city, bordering

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to the north and

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to the east. Haagse Hout is divided into four neighbourhoods: *

Benoordenhout Benoordenhout () is a neighbourhood in the Haagse Hout district of The Hague. In addition to Benoordenhout, Haagse Hout consists of the Bezuidenhout, Mariahoeve en Marlot, and Haagse Bos neighbourhoods. Benoordenhout is located northeast of t ...

* Bezuidenhout * Mariahoeve en Marlot * Haagse Bos Bezuidenhout is usually divided further into Bezuidenhout East and Bezuidenhout West. Mariahoeve and Marlot are also sometimes separately named. Villapark Marlot has the highest income of The Hague, and is one of the greener areas. The Haagse Bos is the largest green area, almost completely covered by parks and fields. This city park divides Haagse Hout into two: Benoordenhout and Bezuidenhout (literally ''North of the Woods'' and ''South of the Woods'').

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