Rijnmond () (literally ''Rhine Mouth, Mouth of the Rhine, Rhine Estuary'') is the conurbation surrounding the city of
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte (river), Rotte'') is the second largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the Prov ...
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Netherlands
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. Another term used in this context is ''Stadsregio Rotterdam'' (literally ''Rotterdam Urban Region'' or more conventionally ''Greater Rotterdam Area''). Located on the
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, the region has a combined population of 1,242,378 as of 2016.
The term Rijnmond is used in the security region Rotterdam-Rijnmond, it exists out of the following municipalities:
Albrandswaard
Albrandswaard () is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of as of , and covers an area of of which is water.
The municipality of Albrandswaard consists of the village of ...
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Barendrecht,
Brielle,
Capelle aan den IJssel
Capelle aan den IJssel (; en, Capelle on the IJssel) is a small city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of , of which is water. It is situ ...
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Goeree-Overflakkee
Goeree-Overflakkee () is the southernmost delta island of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is separated from Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard by the Haringvliet, from the mainland of North Brabant by the Volkerak, and from Schou ...
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Hellevoetsluis
Hellevoetsluis () is a small city and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located in Voorne-Putten, South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water and it includes the population centres Nieuw-Helvoet, Nieuwenhoo ...
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Krimpen aan den IJssel
Krimpen aan den IJssel () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of of which is water.
History
Krimpen is first mentioned in a docum ...
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Lansingerland
Lansingerland is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It was formed on 1 January 2007, by the merger of the municipalities of Berkel en Rodenrijs, Bleiswijk and Bergschenhoek, collectively known as the "B-Tr ...
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Maassluis
Maassluis () is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in and covered of which was water.
It received city rights in 1811.
History
Maassluis was founded circa 1340 as a ...
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Nissewaard,
Ridderkerk,
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte (river), Rotte'') is the second largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the Prov ...
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Schiedam
Schiedam () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen, and south of Delft. In the south the city is connected with the villa ...
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Vlaardingen
Vlaardingen () is a city in South Holland in the Netherlands. It is located on the north bank of the Nieuwe Maas river at the confluence with the Oude Maas. The municipality administers an area of , of which is land, with residents in .
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Westvoorne
Voorne aan Zee is a municipality on the island Voorne-Putten in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. It had a population of in 2022.
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Number of inhabitants per municipality
See also
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Zuid-Holland Oost
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Zuid-Holland West
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Zuid-Holland Zuid
References
External links
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Rijnmond Province of South Holland
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Metropolitan areas of the Netherlands
Regions of the Netherlands
Regions of South Holland