Amsterdam | |
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City and municipality | |
Images, from top down, left to right: Grachtengordel, one of Amsterdam's canals, Royal Concertgebouw, Rijksmuseum | |
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Nickname(s): Mokum, Damsko | |
Motto(s): Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate) | |
Coordinates: 52°22′N 4°53′E / 52.367°N 4.883°E | |
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Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Femke Halsema (GreenLeft) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 243.65 km2 (94.07 sq mi) |
• Land | 188.29 km2 (72.70 sq mi) |
• Water | 55.36 km2 (21.37 sq mi) |
• Randstad | 3,043 km2 (1,175 sq mi) |
Elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 904,704 |
• Density | 4,805/km2 (12,440/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,351,587 |
• Metro region | 2,431,000 |
• Randstad | 7,100,000 |
Demonym(s) | Amsterdammer, A'dammer |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 1011–1109, 1381–1384 |
Area code | 020, 0294 |
GeoTLD | .amsterdam |
Website | Official website |
Amsterdam is the capital and largest city in the European country of the Netherlands. Amsterdam is famous for its canals and dikes. Unlike in capitals of most other countries, the national government, parliament, government ministries, supreme court, royal family and embassies are not in Amsterdam, but in The Hague. The only diplomatic offices present in Amsterdam are consulates.
The city hosts two universities (the University of Amsterdam and the Free University Amsterdam) and an international airport "Schiphol Airport". About 2.2 million people live in the metropolitan area. The city of Amsterdam is the world's most multi-cultural city. It has people living there from 175 different countries. Like other big cities in the Netherlands and elsewhere in the world, Amsterdam is unfortunately subjected to many criminal activities.
The former city of Weesp has been part of Amsterdam since 24 March 2022. Because of this Amsterdam has about 905,000 people.