Municipalities of the Netherlands

As of 1 January 2023, there are 342 municipalities^[1] (Dutch: gemeenten) and three special municipalities (bijzondere gemeenten) in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public bodies (openbare lichamen), in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces. Their duties are delegated to them by the central government and they are ruled by a municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical purposes.^[2]

Municipalities of the Netherlands Nederlandse gemeenten (Dutch)
Map of municipalities of the Netherlands after the merger of 1 January 2023
Category	Municipality
Location	Netherlands
Found in	Provinces
Number	342 (as of 1 January 2023)
Possible types	Regular municipalities (342) Special municipalities (3)
Government	Municipal council

These municipalities come in a wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest with a land area of 7.03 km² (2.71 sq mi) and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with a land area of 523.01 km² (201.94 sq mi). Schiermonnikoog is both the least populated, with 936 people, and the least densely populated municipality at 23/km² (60/sq mi). Amsterdam has the highest population with 921,402 residents af of November 2022, whereas The Hague is the most densely populated with a density of 6,650/km² (17,200/sq mi).

Municipal status

As a second level administrative division municipalities are the third tier of public administration in the Netherlands after the central government and the provinces.^[3][4] The Netherlands is a decentralized unitary state, which means that the central government is supreme and delegates certain tasks to lower levels of government by law.^[5] The different levels do, however, make work agreements, which give municipalities a certain degree of independence in their policy decisions. Municipalities are responsible for a wide variety of public services, which include land-use planning, public housing, management and maintenance of local roads, waste management and social security.^[6] After the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010 three special municipalities (officially public bodies) were formed. These municipalities function the same as regular municipalities and are grouped together as the Caribbean Netherlands and are not part of a province.^[7]

The municipalities are governed by both a board of mayor and aldermen and a municipal council. The municipal council, which is titled island council in the special municipalities, is elected every four years.^[8] The number of members in the council ranges from nine members for the smallest municipalities to forty-five members for the largest.^[9] It is the highest administrative body in the municipality and controls public policy. The executive power lies with the executive board, which consists of a mayor, titled lieutenant governor in the special municipalities, and multiple aldermen, titled island deputies in the special municipalities. The mayor is appointed for six years at a time by the crown and the alderman are elected by the municipal council, typically after each municipal election.^[10] The mayor is responsible for public order and is the first in command during emergencies, all other tasks are distributed freely between mayor and aldermen. The exact portfolio for each person differs between each municipality.^[7][11][12]

Historical number of municipalities

Year	No.	±%
1850	1,209	—
1900	1,121	−7.3%
1950	1,015	−9.5%
2000	537	−47.1%
2023	342	−36.3%
Source: Ekamper et al. (2003),^[13] Government of the Netherlands^[1]

Official municipal boundaries were first drawn up in 1832 in the Netherlands after a cadastre was formed. The Municipalities Act of 1851, written by prime minister Thorbecke, led to the disappearance of small municipalities. Throughout the years, less populous municipalities have been merged. They were either added to the larger neighbouring cities or multiple smaller municipalities merged into a larger new municipality with a new name. The number of municipalities reduced from 1,209 in 1850 to 537 in 2000; as of 2023^[update] there are 342 municipalities. During this time, multiple mergers occurred simultaneously in large parts of individual provinces; the municipal boundaries were basically redrawn in these regions.^[13][2][14] In the 19th and large parts of the 20th century, municipal mergers were forced by the central government. This policy changed in the end of the 20th century; local support for the merger is now a large part of the decision-making process. The larger, merged municipalities are intended to handle an increasing workload because more public services are delegated from higher levels of government to the municipalities. Another reason for municipal mergers is the assumption that larger municipalities are more efficient in performing their tasks than smaller ones.^[14][15]

Municipalities have the right to decentralise themselves and form submunicipalities as an additional level of government. This right and the submunicipalities will cease to exist in the near future to reduce the number of levels of government.^[16] Only Amsterdam,^[17] where the districts are called stadsdelen, as well as Rotterdam,^[18] where the districts are called deelgemeenten, consist of such formal subdivisions. The Hague,^[19] Almere,^[20] Breda, Eindhoven,^[21] Enschede, Groningen,^[22] Nijmegen,^[23] Tilburg^[24] and Utrecht have instituted stadsdelen as well, although they do not have the same legal submunicipal status. For administrative use by municipalities and data collection by Statistics Netherlands all municipalities are subdivided into districts (wijken), which in turn are subdivided into neighbourhoods (buurten).^[25] These subdivisions have, in contrast to the submunicipalities, no formal status.

Municipalities

Regular municipalities

Province	Munici- palities
Drenthe	12
Flevoland	6
Friesland	18
Gelderland	51
Groningen	10
Limburg	31
North Brabant	56
North Holland	44
Overijssel	25
South Holland	50
Utrecht	26
Zeeland	13
Total	342

Municipality	CBS code^[2]	Province	Population^[a]^[26]	Population density^[b]^[26]	Land area^[c]^[26]	Map
Aa en Hunze	1680	Drenthe	25,724	93/km^2 (240/sq mi)	276.06 km^2 (106.59 sq mi)
Aalsmeer	0358	North Holland	33,063	1,645/km^2 (4,260/sq mi)	20.10 km^2 (7.76 sq mi)
Aalten	0197	Gelderland	27,244	282/km^2 (730/sq mi)	96.53 km^2 (37.27 sq mi)
Achtkarspelen	0059	Friesland	28,149	275/km^2 (710/sq mi)	102.21 km^2 (39.46 sq mi)
Alblasserdam	0482	South Holland	20,356	2,320/km^2 (6,000/sq mi)	8.77 km^2 (3.39 sq mi)
Albrandswaard	0613	South Holland	26,357	1,217/km^2 (3,150/sq mi)	21.67 km^2 (8.37 sq mi)
Alkmaar	0361	North Holland	111,834	1,014/km^2 (2,630/sq mi)	110.31 km^2 (42.59 sq mi)
Almelo	0141	Overijssel	73,949	1,101/km^2 (2,850/sq mi)	67.18 km^2 (25.94 sq mi)
Almere	0034	Flevoland	222,825	1,725/km^2 (4,470/sq mi)	129.18 km^2 (49.88 sq mi)
Alphen aan den Rijn	0484	South Holland	114,182	907/km^2 (2,350/sq mi)	125.93 km^2 (48.62 sq mi)
Alphen-Chaam	1723	North Brabant	10,463	113/km^2 (290/sq mi)	92.98 km^2 (35.90 sq mi)
Altena	1959	North Brabant	57,726	289/km^2 (750/sq mi)	199.74 km^2 (77.12 sq mi)
Ameland	0060	Friesland	3,840	68/km^2 (180/sq mi)	56.59 km^2 (21.85 sq mi)
Amersfoort	0307	Utrecht	160,759	2,572/km^2 (6,660/sq mi)	62.49 km^2 (24.13 sq mi)
Amstelveen	0362	North Holland	94,418	2,297/km^2 (5,950/sq mi)	41.11 km^2 (15.87 sq mi)
Amsterdam	0363	North Holland	918,117	4,880/km^2 (12,600/sq mi)	188.12 km^2 (72.63 sq mi)
Apeldoorn	0200	Gelderland	167,191	492/km^2 (1,270/sq mi)	339.86 km^2 (131.22 sq mi)
Arnhem	0202	Gelderland	165,770	1,696/km^2 (4,390/sq mi)	97.74 km^2 (37.74 sq mi)
Assen	0106	Drenthe	69,414	848/km^2 (2,200/sq mi)	81.88 km^2 (31.61 sq mi)
Asten	0743	North Brabant	17,242	246/km^2 (640/sq mi)	70.21 km^2 (27.11 sq mi)
Baarle-Nassau	0744	North Brabant	7,071	93/km^2 (240/sq mi)	76.12 km^2 (29.39 sq mi)
Baarn	0308	Utrecht	25,008	769/km^2 (1,990/sq mi)	32.54 km^2 (12.56 sq mi)
Barendrecht	0489	South Holland	48,812	2,493/km^2 (6,460/sq mi)	19.58 km^2 (7.56 sq mi)
Barneveld	0203	Gelderland	61,655	351/km^2 (910/sq mi)	175.84 km^2 (67.89 sq mi)
Beek	0888	Limburg	16,132	766/km^2 (1,980/sq mi)	21.07 km^2 (8.14 sq mi)
Beekdaelen	1954	Limburg	35,966	459/km^2 (1,190/sq mi)	78.30 km^2 (30.23 sq mi)
Beesel	0889	Limburg	13,449	482/km^2 (1,250/sq mi)	27.88 km^2 (10.76 sq mi)
Berg en Dal	1945	Gelderland	35,420	410/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)	86.39 km^2 (33.36 sq mi)
Bergeijk	1724	North Brabant	19,092	189/km^2 (490/sq mi)	101.02 km^2 (39.00 sq mi)
Bergen (LI)	0893	Limburg	13,119	127/km^2 (330/sq mi)	103.26 km^2 (39.87 sq mi)
Bergen (NH)	0373	North Holland	30,138	304/km^2 (790/sq mi)	99.00 km^2 (38.22 sq mi)
Bergen op Zoom	0748	North Brabant	68,864	861/km^2 (2,230/sq mi)	79.97 km^2 (30.88 sq mi)
Berkelland	1859	Gelderland	44,022	171/km^2 (440/sq mi)	258.09 km^2 (99.65 sq mi)
Bernheze	1721	North Brabant	32,263	360/km^2 (930/sq mi)	89.73 km^2 (34.64 sq mi)
Best	0753	North Brabant	30,897	912/km^2 (2,360/sq mi)	33.89 km^2 (13.09 sq mi)
Beuningen	0209	Gelderland	26,573	609/km^2 (1,580/sq mi)	43.60 km^2 (16.83 sq mi)
Beverwijk	0375	North Holland	42,711	2,327/km^2 (6,030/sq mi)	18.35 km^2 (7.08 sq mi)
Bladel	1728	North Brabant	21,009	279/km^2 (720/sq mi)	75.33 km^2 (29.09 sq mi)
Blaricum	0376	North Holland	12,490	1,128/km^2 (2,920/sq mi)	11.07 km^2 (4.27 sq mi)
Bloemendaal	0377	North Holland	23,922	602/km^2 (1,560/sq mi)	39.77 km^2 (15.36 sq mi)
Bodegraven-Reeuwijk	1901	South Holland	36,308	482/km^2 (1,250/sq mi)	75.40 km^2 (29.11 sq mi)
Boekel	0755	North Brabant	11,163	324/km^2 (840/sq mi)	34.50 km^2 (13.32 sq mi)
Borger-Odoorn	1681	Drenthe	25,919	94/km^2 (240/sq mi)	274.69 km^2 (106.06 sq mi)
Borne	0147	Overijssel	24,524	944/km^2 (2,440/sq mi)	25.99 km^2 (10.03 sq mi)
Borsele	0654	Zeeland	23,159	164/km^2 (420/sq mi)	141.47 km^2 (54.62 sq mi)
Boxtel	0757	North Brabant	33,748	489/km^2 (1,270/sq mi)	69.01 km^2 (26.64 sq mi)
Breda	0758	North Brabant	186,438	1,483/km^2 (3,840/sq mi)	125.69 km^2 (48.53 sq mi)
Bronckhorst	1876	Gelderland	36,277	128/km^2 (330/sq mi)	283.53 km^2 (109.47 sq mi)
Brummen	0213	Gelderland	21,105	252/km^2 (650/sq mi)	83.63 km^2 (32.29 sq mi)
Brunssum	0899	Limburg	27,682	1,606/km^2 (4,160/sq mi)	17.24 km^2 (6.66 sq mi)
Bunnik	0312	Utrecht	16,026	434/km^2 (1,120/sq mi)	36.93 km^2 (14.26 sq mi)
Bunschoten	0313	Utrecht	22,500	740/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)	30.39 km^2 (11.73 sq mi)
Buren	0214	Gelderland	27,725	208/km^2 (540/sq mi)	133.60 km^2 (51.58 sq mi)
Capelle aan den IJssel	0502	South Holland	67,552	4,777/km^2 (12,370/sq mi)	14.14 km^2 (5.46 sq mi)
Castricum	0383	North Holland	36,345	732/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)	49.64 km^2 (19.17 sq mi)
Coevorden	0109	Drenthe	35,700	121/km^2 (310/sq mi)	296.11 km^2 (114.33 sq mi)
Cranendonck	1706	North Brabant	20,851	273/km^2 (710/sq mi)	76.50 km^2 (29.54 sq mi)
Culemborg	0216	Gelderland	29,729	1,016/km^2 (2,630/sq mi)	29.27 km^2 (11.30 sq mi)
Dalfsen	0148	Overijssel	29,612	179/km^2 (460/sq mi)	165.02 km^2 (63.71 sq mi)
Dantumadiel	1891	Friesland	19,194	227/km^2 (590/sq mi)	84.60 km^2 (32.66 sq mi)
De Bilt	0310	Utrecht	43,884	663/km^2 (1,720/sq mi)	66.19 km^2 (25.56 sq mi)
De Fryske Marren	1940	Friesland	51,992	148/km^2 (380/sq mi)	351.21 km^2 (135.60 sq mi)
De Ronde Venen	0736	Utrecht	45,572	457/km^2 (1,180/sq mi)	99.68 km^2 (38.49 sq mi)
De Wolden	1690	Drenthe	24,602	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)	224.39 km^2 (86.64 sq mi)
Delft	0503	South Holland	106,086	4,681/km^2 (12,120/sq mi)	22.66 km^2 (8.75 sq mi)
Den Helder	0400	North Holland	56,539	1,254/km^2 (3,250/sq mi)	45.10 km^2 (17.41 sq mi)
Deurne	0762	North Brabant	32,977	282/km^2 (730/sq mi)	116.76 km^2 (45.08 sq mi)
Deventer	0150	Overijssel	102,781	787/km^2 (2,040/sq mi)	130.56 km^2 (50.41 sq mi)
Diemen	0384	North Holland	32,785	2,744/km^2 (7,110/sq mi)	11.95 km^2 (4.61 sq mi)
Dijk en Waard	1980	North Holland	88,985	1,438/km^2 (3,720/sq mi)	61.90 km^2 (23.90 sq mi)
Dinkelland	1774	Overijssel	26,743	152/km^2 (390/sq mi)	175.72 km^2 (67.85 sq mi)
Doesburg	0221	Gelderland	11,081	959/km^2 (2,480/sq mi)	11.56 km^2 (4.46 sq mi)
Doetinchem	0222	Gelderland	59,195	749/km^2 (1,940/sq mi)	79.04 km^2 (30.52 sq mi)
Dongen	0766	North Brabant	27,200	930/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)	29.23 km^2 (11.29 sq mi)
Dordrecht	0505	South Holland	121,434	1,566/km^2 (4,060/sq mi)	77.56 km^2 (29.95 sq mi)
Drechterland	0498	North Holland	20,385	346/km^2 (900/sq mi)	58.88 km^2 (22.73 sq mi)
Drimmelen	1719	North Brabant	27,994	295/km^2 (760/sq mi)	95.05 km^2 (36.70 sq mi)
Dronten	0303	Flevoland	43,593	131/km^2 (340/sq mi)	333.60 km^2 (128.80 sq mi)
Druten	0225	Gelderland	19,505	520/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)	37.52 km^2 (14.49 sq mi)
Duiven	0226	Gelderland	24,937	736/km^2 (1,910/sq mi)	33.88 km^2 (13.08 sq mi)
Echt-Susteren	1711	Limburg	31,967	310/km^2 (800/sq mi)	103.02 km^2 (39.78 sq mi)
Edam-Volendam	0385	North Holland	36,760	677/km^2 (1,750/sq mi)	54.32 km^2 (20.97 sq mi)
Ede	0228	Gelderland	122,012	384/km^2 (990/sq mi)	318.15 km^2 (122.84 sq mi)
Eemnes	0317	Utrecht	9,598	309/km^2 (800/sq mi)	31.04 km^2 (11.98 sq mi)
Eemsdelta	1979	Groningen	45,394	169/km^2 (440/sq mi)	268.07 km^2 (103.50 sq mi)
Eersel	0770	North Brabant	20,004	243/km^2 (630/sq mi)	82.47 km^2 (31.84 sq mi)
Eijsden-Margraten	1903	Limburg	25,991	335/km^2 (870/sq mi)	77.56 km^2 (29.95 sq mi)
Eindhoven	0772	North Brabant	243,730	2,769/km^2 (7,170/sq mi)	88.02 km^2 (33.98 sq mi)
Elburg	0230	Gelderland	24,037	377/km^2 (980/sq mi)	63.82 km^2 (24.64 sq mi)
Emmen	0114	Drenthe	108,765	324/km^2 (840/sq mi)	335.33 km^2 (129.47 sq mi)
Enkhuizen	0388	North Holland	18,885	1,491/km^2 (3,860/sq mi)	12.66 km^2 (4.89 sq mi)
Enschede	0153	Overijssel	161,235	1,146/km^2 (2,970/sq mi)	140.73 km^2 (54.34 sq mi)
Epe	0232	Gelderland	33,283	213/km^2 (550/sq mi)	156.12 km^2 (60.28 sq mi)
Ermelo	0233	Gelderland	27,496	321/km^2 (830/sq mi)	85.64 km^2 (33.07 sq mi)
Etten-Leur	0777	North Brabant	44,578	806/km^2 (2,090/sq mi)	55.29 km^2 (21.35 sq mi)
Geertruidenberg	0779	North Brabant	22,099	831/km^2 (2,150/sq mi)	26.60 km^2 (10.27 sq mi)
Geldrop-Mierlo	1771	North Brabant	40,441	1,304/km^2 (3,380/sq mi)	31.01 km^2 (11.97 sq mi)
Gemert-Bakel	1652	North Brabant	31,383	257/km^2 (670/sq mi)	122.07 km^2 (47.13 sq mi)
Gennep	0907	Limburg	17,764	373/km^2 (970/sq mi)	47.57 km^2 (18.37 sq mi)
Gilze en Rijen	0784	North Brabant	26,815	410/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)	65.38 km^2 (25.24 sq mi)
Goeree-Overflakkee	1924	South Holland	51,590	197/km^2 (510/sq mi)	262.20 km^2 (101.24 sq mi)
Goes	0664	Zeeland	39,433	426/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)	92.48 km^2 (35.71 sq mi)
Goirle	0785	North Brabant	24,177	563/km^2 (1,460/sq mi)	42.97 km^2 (16.59 sq mi)
Gooise Meren	1942	North Holland	60,341	1,456/km^2 (3,770/sq mi)	41.43 km^2 (16.00 sq mi)
Gorinchem	0512	South Holland	38,461	2,055/km^2 (5,320/sq mi)	18.71 km^2 (7.22 sq mi)
Gouda	0513	South Holland	75,316	4,565/km^2 (11,820/sq mi)	16.50 km^2 (6.37 sq mi)
Groningen	0014	Groningen	238,147	1,284/km^2 (3,330/sq mi)	185.53 km^2 (71.63 sq mi)
Gulpen-Wittem	1729	Limburg	14,210	194/km^2 (500/sq mi)	73.18 km^2 (28.25 sq mi)
Haaksbergen	0158	Overijssel	24,502	234/km^2 (610/sq mi)	104.78 km^2 (40.46 sq mi)
Haarlem	0392	North Holland	165,396	5,662/km^2 (14,660/sq mi)	29.21 km^2 (11.28 sq mi)
Haarlemmermeer	0394	North Holland	162,300	823/km^2 (2,130/sq mi)	197.21 km^2 (76.14 sq mi)
Halderberge	1655	North Brabant	31,041	417/km^2 (1,080/sq mi)	74.44 km^2 (28.74 sq mi)
Hardenberg	0160	Overijssel	62,509	200/km^2 (520/sq mi)	312.16 km^2 (120.53 sq mi)
Harderwijk	0243	Gelderland	48,906	1,256/km^2 (3,250/sq mi)	38.92 km^2 (15.03 sq mi)
Hardinxveld-Giessendam	0523	South Holland	18,681	1,108/km^2 (2,870/sq mi)	16.86 km^2 (6.51 sq mi)
Harlingen	0072	Friesland	16,188	649/km^2 (1,680/sq mi)	24.96 km^2 (9.64 sq mi)
Hattem	0244	Gelderland	12,563	545/km^2 (1,410/sq mi)	23.07 km^2 (8.91 sq mi)
Heemskerk	0396	North Holland	39,431	1,446/km^2 (3,750/sq mi)	27.27 km^2 (10.53 sq mi)
Heemstede	0397	North Holland	27,778	3,029/km^2 (7,850/sq mi)	9.17 km^2 (3.54 sq mi)
Heerde	0246	Gelderland	19,214	245/km^2 (630/sq mi)	78.55 km^2 (30.33 sq mi)
Heerenveen	0074	Friesland	51,637	272/km^2 (700/sq mi)	189.97 km^2 (73.35 sq mi)
Heerlen	0917	Limburg	87,122	1,940/km^2 (5,000/sq mi)	44.91 km^2 (17.34 sq mi)
Heeze-Leende	1658	North Brabant	16,627	160/km^2 (410/sq mi)	103.92 km^2 (40.12 sq mi)
Heiloo	0399	North Holland	24,319	1,300/km^2 (3,400/sq mi)	18.71 km^2 (7.22 sq mi)
Hellendoorn	0163	Overijssel	36,261	263/km^2 (680/sq mi)	137.93 km^2 (53.26 sq mi)
Helmond	0794	North Brabant	94,898	1,785/km^2 (4,620/sq mi)	53.17 km^2 (20.53 sq mi)
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht	0531	South Holland	32,183	3,159/km^2 (8,180/sq mi)	10.19 km^2 (3.93 sq mi)
Hengelo	0164	Overijssel	82,311	1,353/km^2 (3,500/sq mi)	60.84 km^2 (23.49 sq mi)
's-Hertogenbosch	0796	North Brabant	158,753	1,450/km^2 (3,800/sq mi)	109.48 km^2 (42.27 sq mi)
Het Hogeland	1966	Groningen	48,298	101/km^2 (260/sq mi)	476.74 km^2 (184.07 sq mi)
Heumen	0252	Gelderland	16,824	423/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)	39.73 km^2 (15.34 sq mi)
Heusden	0797	North Brabant	45,830	581/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)	78.86 km^2 (30.45 sq mi)
Hillegom	0534	South Holland	22,453	1,747/km^2 (4,520/sq mi)	12.86 km^2 (4.97 sq mi)
Hilvarenbeek	0798	North Brabant	15,949	168/km^2 (440/sq mi)	94.87 km^2 (36.63 sq mi)
Hilversum	0402	North Holland	93,345	2,047/km^2 (5,300/sq mi)	45.61 km^2 (17.61 sq mi)
Hoeksche Waard	1963	South Holland	89,760	334/km^2 (870/sq mi)	268.54 km^2 (103.68 sq mi)
Hof van Twente	1735	Overijssel	35,455	167/km^2 (430/sq mi)	212.43 km^2 (82.02 sq mi)
Hollands Kroon	1911	North Holland	49,431	138/km^2 (360/sq mi)	357.63 km^2 (138.08 sq mi)
Hoogeveen	0118	Drenthe	56,433	442/km^2 (1,140/sq mi)	127.54 km^2 (49.24 sq mi)
Hoorn	0405	North Holland	75,216	3,692/km^2 (9,560/sq mi)	20.37 km^2 (7.86 sq mi)
Horst aan de Maas	1507	Limburg	43,641	231/km^2 (600/sq mi)	188.67 km^2 (72.85 sq mi)
Houten	0321	Utrecht	50,581	921/km^2 (2,390/sq mi)	54.90 km^2 (21.20 sq mi)
Huizen	0406	North Holland	41,252	2,609/km^2 (6,760/sq mi)	15.81 km^2 (6.10 sq mi)
Hulst	0677	Zeeland	27,596	137/km^2 (350/sq mi)	201.26 km^2 (77.71 sq mi)
IJsselstein	0353	Utrecht	33,492	1,594/km^2 (4,130/sq mi)	21.01 km^2 (8.11 sq mi)
Kaag en Braassem	1884	South Holland	28,573	453/km^2 (1,170/sq mi)	63.13 km^2 (24.37 sq mi)
Kampen	0166	Overijssel	55,614	394/km^2 (1,020/sq mi)	141.23 km^2 (54.53 sq mi)
Kapelle	0678	Zeeland	13,051	351/km^2 (910/sq mi)	37.13 km^2 (14.34 sq mi)
Katwijk	0537	South Holland	66,607	2,685/km^2 (6,950/sq mi)	24.81 km^2 (9.58 sq mi)
Kerkrade	0928	Limburg	45,620	2,082/km^2 (5,390/sq mi)	21.91 km^2 (8.46 sq mi)
Koggenland	1598	North Holland	23,509	293/km^2 (760/sq mi)	80.26 km^2 (30.99 sq mi)
Krimpen aan den IJssel	0542	South Holland	29,504	3,845/km^2 (9,960/sq mi)	7.67 km^2 (2.96 sq mi)
Krimpenerwaard	1931	South Holland	57,700	389/km^2 (1,010/sq mi)	148.32 km^2 (57.27 sq mi)
Laarbeek	1659	North Brabant	23,260	420/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)	55.35 km^2 (21.37 sq mi)
Land van Cuijk	1982	North Brabant	91,423	268/km^2 (690/sq mi)	341.26 km^2 (131.76 sq mi)
Landgraaf	0882	Limburg	37,175	1,512/km^2 (3,920/sq mi)	24.58 km^2 (9.49 sq mi)
Landsmeer	0415	North Holland	11,705	522/km^2 (1,350/sq mi)	22.44 km^2 (8.66 sq mi)
Lansingerland	1621	South Holland	64,754	1,216/km^2 (3,150/sq mi)	53.27 km^2 (20.57 sq mi)
Laren	0417	North Holland	11,712	944/km^2 (2,440/sq mi)	12.41 km^2 (4.79 sq mi)
Leeuwarden	0080	Friesland	127,073	535/km^2 (1,390/sq mi)	237.55 km^2 (91.72 sq mi)
Leiden	0546	South Holland	127,089	5,816/km^2 (15,060/sq mi)	21.85 km^2 (8.44 sq mi)
Leiderdorp	0547	South Holland	27,657	2,406/km^2 (6,230/sq mi)	11.50 km^2 (4.44 sq mi)
Leidschendam-Voorburg	1916	South Holland	77,753	2,384/km^2 (6,170/sq mi)	32.61 km^2 (12.59 sq mi)
Lelystad	0995	Flevoland	83,033	363/km^2 (940/sq mi)	229.00 km^2 (88.42 sq mi)
Leudal	1640	Limburg	36,141	222/km^2 (570/sq mi)	162.51 km^2 (62.75 sq mi)
Leusden	0327	Utrecht	31,467	538/km^2 (1,390/sq mi)	58.51 km^2 (22.59 sq mi)
Lingewaard	1705	Gelderland	47,220	762/km^2 (1,970/sq mi)	61.96 km^2 (23.92 sq mi)
Lisse	0553	South Holland	23,390	1,490/km^2 (3,900/sq mi)	15.70 km^2 (6.06 sq mi)
Lochem	0262	Gelderland	34,314	161/km^2 (420/sq mi)	213.05 km^2 (82.26 sq mi)
Loon op Zand	0809	North Brabant	23,797	477/km^2 (1,240/sq mi)	49.92 km^2 (19.27 sq mi)
Lopik	0331	Utrecht	14,704	195/km^2 (510/sq mi)	75.56 km^2 (29.17 sq mi)
Losser	0168	Overijssel	23,362	237/km^2 (610/sq mi)	98.74 km^2 (38.12 sq mi)
Maasdriel	0263	Gelderland	26,020	395/km^2 (1,020/sq mi)	65.88 km^2 (25.44 sq mi)
Maasgouw	1641	Limburg	24,305	532/km^2 (1,380/sq mi)	45.70 km^2 (17.64 sq mi)
Maashorst	1991	North Brabant	58,934	429/km^2 (1,110/sq mi)	137.33 km^2 (53.02 sq mi)
Maassluis	0556	South Holland	35,303	4,180/km^2 (10,800/sq mi)	8.44 km^2 (3.26 sq mi)
Maastricht	0935	Limburg	122,734	2,200/km^2 (5,700/sq mi)	55.79 km^2 (21.54 sq mi)
Medemblik	0420	North Holland	46,031	380/km^2 (980/sq mi)	121.23 km^2 (46.81 sq mi)
Meerssen	0938	Limburg	18,600	696/km^2 (1,800/sq mi)	26.73 km^2 (10.32 sq mi)
Meierijstad	1948	North Brabant	83,715	455/km^2 (1,180/sq mi)	184.00 km^2 (71.04 sq mi)
Meppel	0119	Drenthe	35,464	639/km^2 (1,660/sq mi)	55.50 km^2 (21.43 sq mi)
Middelburg	0687	Zeeland	49,956	1,033/km^2 (2,680/sq mi)	48.38 km^2 (18.68 sq mi)
Midden-Delfland	1842	South Holland	19,472	413/km^2 (1,070/sq mi)	47.19 km^2 (18.22 sq mi)
Midden-Drenthe	1731	Drenthe	33,987	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)	340.62 km^2 (131.51 sq mi)
Midden-Groningen	1952	Groningen	61,554	221/km^2 (570/sq mi)	277.95 km^2 (107.32 sq mi)
Moerdijk	1709	North Brabant	37,711	237/km^2 (610/sq mi)	159.17 km^2 (61.46 sq mi)
Molenlanden	1978	South Holland	45,158	249/km^2 (640/sq mi)	181.57 km^2 (70.10 sq mi)
Montferland	1955	Gelderland	36,882	349/km^2 (900/sq mi)	105.70 km^2 (40.81 sq mi)
Montfoort	0335	Utrecht	13,929	371/km^2 (960/sq mi)	37.58 km^2 (14.51 sq mi)
Mook en Middelaar	0944	Limburg	8,043	463/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)	17.39 km^2 (6.71 sq mi)
Neder-Betuwe	1740	Gelderland	25,448	424/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)	59.99 km^2 (23.16 sq mi)
Nederweert	0946	Limburg	17,499	175/km^2 (450/sq mi)	99.90 km^2 (38.57 sq mi)
Nieuwegein	0356	Utrecht	65,426	2,794/km^2 (7,240/sq mi)	23.42 km^2 (9.04 sq mi)
Nieuwkoop	0569	South Holland	29,463	375/km^2 (970/sq mi)	78.46 km^2 (30.29 sq mi)
Nijkerk	0267	Gelderland	44,975	649/km^2 (1,680/sq mi)	69.32 km^2 (26.76 sq mi)
Nijmegen	0268	Gelderland	182,480	3,456/km^2 (8,950/sq mi)	52.81 km^2 (20.39 sq mi)
Nissewaard	1930	South Holland	86,833	1,184/km^2 (3,070/sq mi)	73.31 km^2 (28.31 sq mi)
Noardeast-Fryslân	1970	Friesland	45,812	121/km^2 (310/sq mi)	379.22 km^2 (146.42 sq mi)
Noord-Beveland	1695	Zeeland	7,857	91/km^2 (240/sq mi)	86.00 km^2 (33.20 sq mi)
Noordenveld	1699	Drenthe	31,591	159/km^2 (410/sq mi)	199.01 km^2 (76.84 sq mi)
Noordoostpolder	0171	Flevoland	49,729	109/km^2 (280/sq mi)	458.09 km^2 (176.87 sq mi)
Noordwijk	0575	South Holland	45,179	774/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)	58.34 km^2 (22.53 sq mi)
Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten	0820	North Brabant	24,015	714/km^2 (1,850/sq mi)	33.65 km^2 (12.99 sq mi)
Nunspeet	0302	Gelderland	28,731	223/km^2 (580/sq mi)	128.73 km^2 (49.70 sq mi)