List of municipalities in South Holland explained
This is a list of municipalities in South Holland. South Holland is divided into 50 municipalities.
Table
CBS-code | Municipality Gemeente | Population | Land area (km2) | Population density (/km2) |
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482 | 482}} | | | |
613 | 613}} | | | |
484 | 484}} | | | |
489 | 489}} | | | |
1901 | 1901}} | | | |
502 | 502}} | | | |
503 | 503}} | | | |
505 | 505}} | | | |
1924 | 1924}} | | | |
512 | 512}} | | | |
513 | | | | |
523 | 523}} | | | |
531 | 531}} | | | |
534 | 534}} | | | |
1963 | 1963}} | | | |
1884 | 1884}} | | | |
537 | 537}} | | | |
542 | 542}} | | | |
1931 | 1931}} | | | |
1621 | 1621}} | | | |
546 | 546}} | | | |
547 | 547}} | | | |
1916 | 1916}} | | | |
553 | 553}} | | | |
556 | 556}} | | | |
1842 | 1842}} | | | |
1978 | 1978}} | | | |
569 | 569}} | | | |
1930 | 1930}} | | | |
575 | 575}} | | | |
579 | 579}} | | | |
590 | 590}} | | | |
1926 | 1926}} | | | |
597 | 597}} | | | |
603 | 603}} | | | |
599 | 599}} | | | |
606 | 606}} | | | |
610 | 610}} | | | |
1525 | 1525}} | | | |
518 | 518}} | | | |
622 | 622}} | | | |
1992 | 1992}} | | | |
626 | 626}} | | | |
627 | 627}} | | | |
629 | 629}} | | | |
1783 | | | | |
637 | 637}} | | | |
638 | 638}} | | | |
1892 | 1892}} | | | |
642 | | | | | |
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.
- On 1 January 2023 the municipalities of Brielle, Hellevoetsluis and Westvoorne were merged into the new municipality of Voorne aan Zee.
See also
References
- Statistics Netherlands, http://www.cbs.nl