The Metropolitan Region Amsterdam () is the
city region around the city of
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
, the capital of the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. It lies in the
Noordvleugel (English: "North Wing") of the larger polycentric
Randstad
The Randstad (; "Rim City" or "Edge City") is a roughly crescent- or Circular arc, arc-shaped conurbation in the Netherlands, that includes almost half the country's population. With a central-western location, it connects and comprises the Net ...
metropolitan area and encompasses the city of Amsterdam as well as 36 further
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
within the two
provinces
A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provi ...
of
North Holland and
Flevoland,
Official Website
accessed January 2018. with a total population of over 2.5 million inhabitants.
The administrative responsibility for the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam lies with the Metropolitan Region Amsterdam Central Administration (BKG).
Members
See also
* Randstad
The Randstad (; "Rim City" or "Edge City") is a roughly crescent- or Circular arc, arc-shaped conurbation in the Netherlands, that includes almost half the country's population. With a central-western location, it connects and comprises the Net ...
* Haaglanden
* Rijnmond
* Drechtsteden
* Brabantse Stedenrij
* Metropoolregio Eindhoven
* City Region Arnhem Nijmegen
Notes
References
External links
Metropolitan Region Amsterdam (MRA)
Metropolitan Region Amsterdam 2030
promotional flyer for the future development of the metro area, City of Amsterdam
*
Vervoerregio Amsterdam
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Geography of Amsterdam
Metropolitan areas of the Netherlands
Regions of the Netherlands
Regions of North Holland