Amsterdam

Amsterdam
City and municipality
Images, from top down, left to right: Grachtengordel, one of Amsterdam's canals, Royal Concertgebouw, Rijksmuseum
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Mokum, Damsko
Motto(s):  Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate)
Amsterdam
Coordinates: 52°22′N 4°53′E / 52.367°N 4.883°E / 52.367; 4.883
Country	Netherlands
Province	Noord-Holland
Boroughs	Eight districts Centrum Noord West Nieuw-West Zuid Oost Zuidoost Westpoort
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Femke Halsema (GreenLeft)
Area [2][3]
• 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 [4]	−2 m (−7 ft)
Population  (municipality 2022 (CBS); urban, Feb 2017 (CBS); metro 2014 (OIS Amsterdam); Randstad, 2011)[3][5][6][7][8]
• 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.

1. ↑ "Portfolios: Mayor & Alderpersons". Gemeente Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Anita Bouman–Eijs; Thijmen van Bree; Wouter Jonkhoff; Olaf Koops; Walter Manshanden; Elmer Rietveld (17 December 2012). De Top 20 van Europese grootstedelijke regio's 1995–2011; Randstad Holland in internationaal perspectief [Top 20 of European metropolitan regions 1995–2011; Randstad Holland compared internationally] (PDF) (Technical report) (in Dutch). Delft: TNO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
4. ↑ "Postcodetool for 1012JS (Dam Square)". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
5. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
6. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; Regionale kerncijfers Nederland" [Regional core figures Netherlands]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
7. ↑ "CBS Amsterdam Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand".
8. ↑ "Economische Verkenningen Metropool Regio Amsterdam". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-04-05.