The Amsterdam metropolitan area (Dutch: Metropoolregio Amsterdam) is the city region around the city of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. It lies in the Noordvleugel (English: "North Wing") of the larger polycentric Randstad metropolitan area and encompasses the city of Amsterdam, the provinces of North Holland and Flevoland, as well as 36 further municipalities within the two provinces,[4] with a total population of over 2.5 million inhabitants.

Greater Amsterdam Metropoolregio Amsterdam
Metropolitan region
Metropolitan Region Amsterdam
From top down, left to right: Amsterdam, Zaanse Schans, Haarlem and Schiphol
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate)
Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 4°54′00″E
Country	Netherlands
Provinces	North Holland Flevoland
Core city	Amsterdam
Satellite cities	Almere, Haarlem, Zaanstad, Haarlemmermeer, Hilversum, Amstelveen, Purmerend, Lelystad, Velsen, Gooise Meren, Huizen, Beverwijk, Heemskerk, Aalsmeer
Area
• Metropolitan region	2,580.26 km2 (996.24 sq mi)
• Urban [lower-alpha 1]	1,140.2 km2 (440.2 sq mi)
• Agglomeration[lower-alpha 2]	448.44 km2 (173.14 sq mi)
• Municipality[lower-alpha 3]	219.32 km2 (84.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Metropolitan region	2,520,000
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
• Urban	1,575,263
• Urban density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
• Agglomeration	1,112,165
• Agglomeration density	2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
• Municipality	871,873
• Municipality density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Amsterdammer
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area codes	020, 036, 023, 075, 0252, 0297, 0299, 0320, 0294, 035, 0251,
GeoTLD	.amsterdam
Website	www.metropoolregioamsterdam.nl

The administrative responsibility for the Amsterdam metropolitan area lies with the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area Central Administration (BKG).

Members

• Provinces of North Holland and Flevoland
• Municipalities of Aalsmeer, Almere, Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Beemster, Beverwijk, Blaricum, Bloemendaal, Diemen, Edam-Volendam, Gooise Meren, Haarlem, Haarlemmermeer, Heemskerk, Heemstede, Hilversum, Huizen, Landsmeer, Laren, Lelystad, Oostzaan, Ouder-Amstel, Purmerend, Uitgeest, Uithoorn, Velsen, Waterland, Weesp, Wijdemeren, Wormerland, Zaanstad and Zandvoort

See also

• Randstad
• Haaglanden
• Rijnmond
• Drechtsteden
• Brabantse Stedenrij
• Metropoolregio Eindhoven
• City Region Arnhem Nijmegen

Notes

References

External links

• Metropolitan Region Amsterdam (MRA)
• Amsterdam metropolitan area 2030, promotional flyer for the future development of the metro area, City of Amsterdam
• * Vervoerregio Amsterdam