Municipalities in the Netherlands
All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities (gemeenten), together 483 (2004); among these we can distinguish:
- those comprising one main city, town or village with the same name as the municipality, and possibly some additional villages; for example
- Utrecht, comprising the city Utrecht and the villages De Meern, Haarzuilens, Vleuten.
- Valkenburg (South Holland), just a small village, yet a municipality by itself.
- those comprising several villages, none with the name of the municipality; in that case the name of the municipality may not be as well-known outside it as the villages; for example:
- Albrandswaard comprising the villages of Poortugaal and Rhoon.
- those with a double name, comprising (mainly) the two towns or villages in the name, for example:
- Berkel en Rodenrijs, comprising the villages Berkel and Rodenrijs.
- those comprising a main town and additional villages, yet the municipality is not named after this town; for example:
- Smallingerland with main town Drachten.
- Haarlemmermeer with main town Hoofddorp.
All municipalities are listed in the province articles, see:
- Drenthe
- Flevoland
- Friesland
- Gelderland
- Groningen
- Limburg
- North Brabant
- North Holland
- Overijssel
- South Holland
- Utrecht
- Zeeland
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Based on a subdivision made for the 1947 census, there are ca. 2,400 quarters, subdivided in ca. 11,000 neighborhoods.
On the other hand, there is a list of 7,000 places.
A large place consists of several quarters, but a small place is only part of a quarter.
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Further subdivisions
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