List of municipalities in South Holland
This is a list of municipalities in South Holland. South Holland is divided into 52 municipalities.
Map of South Holland (2019)
Table
One of South Holland's historical towns is Delft, a stronghold of tourism and of (mainly technical) science.
The Koornbrug (Grain Bridge) in Leiden, also a historical university city in South Holland.
Scheveningen is the Netherlands' most popular seaside resorts.
Zoetermeer, the third largest population centre in this province, was a typical South Holland village until the late 1960s.
A view of the newly built Zoetermeer town centre.
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 | 20,069 | 8.78 | 2,286 |
| 613 | Albrandswaard | 25,271 | 21.69 | 1,165 |
| 484 | Alphen aan den Rijn | 110,986 | 126.23 | 879 |
| 489 | Barendrecht | 48,673 | 19.75 | 2,464 |
| 1901 | Bodegraven-Reeuwijk | 34,462 | 75.38 | 457 |
| 501 | Brielle | 17,182 | 27.55 | 624 |
| 502 | Capelle aan den IJssel | 66,818 | 14.14 | 4,725 |
| 503 | Delft | 103,163 | 22.65 | 4,555 |
| 505 | Dordrecht | 118,654 | 79.01 | 1,502 |
| 1924 | Goeree-Overflakkee | 49,611 | 260.48 | 190 |
| 512 | Gorinchem | 36,682 | 18.83 | 1,948 |
| 513 | Gouda | 73,181 | 16.50 | 4,435 |
| 523 | Hardinxveld-Giessendam | 18,051 | 16.91 | 1,067 |
| 530 | Hellevoetsluis | 40,049 | 41.10 | 974 |
| 531 | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | 30,966 | 10.61 | 2,919 |
| 534 | Hillegom | 21,966 | 12.87 | 1,707 |
| 1963 | Hoeksche Waard | 86,656 | 268.93 | |
| 1884 | Kaag en Braassem | 26,866 | 63.24 | 425 |
| 537 | Katwijk | 65,302 | 24.75 | 2,638 |
| 542 | Krimpen aan den IJssel | 29,376 | 7.69 | 3,820 |
| 1931 | Krimpenerwaard | 56,048 | 148.40 | 378 |
| 1621 | Lansingerland | 61,601 | 53.42 | 1,153 |
| 546 | Leiden | 124,899 | 21.91 | 5,701 |
| 547 | Leiderdorp | 27,109 | 11.58 | 2,341 |
| 1916 | Leidschendam-Voorburg | 75,425 | 32.55 | 2,317 |
| 553 | Lisse | 22,800 | 15.69 | 1,453 |
| 556 | Maassluis | 32,768 | 8.48 | 3,864 |
| 1842 | Midden-Delfland | 19,391 | 47.19 | 411 |
| 1978 | Molenlanden | 43,858 | 181.73 | |
| 569 | Nieuwkoop | 28,628 | 78.05 | 367 |
| 1930 | Nissewaard | 84,797 | 73.58 | 1,152 |
| 575 | Noordwijk | 42,859 | 58.37 | 734 |
| 579 | Oegstgeest | 24,426 | 7.31 | 3,341 |
| 590 | Papendrecht | 32,290 | 9.41 | 3,431 |
| 1926 | Pijnacker-Nootdorp | 54,331 | 37.08 | 1,465 |
| 597 | Ridderkerk | 46,241 | 23.72 | 1,949 |
| 603 | Rijswijk | 53,467 | 13.96 | 3,830 |
| 599 | Rotterdam | 644,618 | 217.55 | 2,963 |
| 606 | Schiedam | 77,999 | 17.82 | 4,377 |
| 610 | Sliedrecht | 25,026 | 12.84 | 1,949 |
| 1525 | Teylingen | 37,061 | 28.38 | 1,306 |
| 518 | The Hague | 537,833 | 82.45 | 6,523 |
| 622 | Vlaardingen | 72,404 | 23.57 | 3,072 |
| 626 | Voorschoten | 25,479 | 11.14 | 2,287 |
| 627 | Waddinxveen | 28,316 | 27.77 | 1,020 |
| 629 | Wassenaar | 26,211 | 51.11 | 513 |
| 1783 | Westland | 108,603 | 81.27 | 1,336 |
| 614 | Westvoorne | 14,626 | 53.18 | 275 |
| 637 | Zoetermeer | 124,944 | 34.45 | 3,627 |
| 638 | Zoeterwoude | 8,450 | 21.19 | 399 |
| 1892 | Zuidplas | 42,762 | 58.02 | 737 |
| 642 | Zwijndrecht | 44,639 | 20.30 | 2,199 |
Municipal reorganisations
Since 1840, South Holland has ceded five municipalities to the province of Utrecht: Oudewater in 1970, Woerden in 1989, Vianen in 2002, Leerdam and Zederik in 2019.
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 2002 the municipality of Vianen became a part of the province of Utrecht.
- 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.
- On 1 January 2019 the municipalities of Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland and Strijen were merged into Hoeksche Waard.
- On 1 January 2019 the municipalities of Giessenlanden and Molenwaard were merged into the new municipality of Molenlanden.
- On 1 January 2019 the municipality of Noordwijkerhout was merged into the existing municipality of Noordwijk.
- On 1 January 2019 the municipalities of Leerdam, Zederik and Vianen (Utrecht) were merged into the new municipality of Vijfheerenlanden. This municipality was added to the province of Utrecht.
References
- Statistics Netherlands, http://www.cbs.nl
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