Haarlemmermeer
Haarlemmermeer | |
|---|---|
Location in North Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°18′N 4°42′E / 52.300°N 4.700°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Region | Amsterdam metropolitan area |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Marianne Schuurmans-Wijdeven (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 206.31 km2 (79.66 sq mi) |
| • Land | 197.48 km2 (76.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8.83 km2 (3.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −4 m (−13 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 157,789 |
| • Density | 799/km2 (2,070/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Haarlemmermeerder |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | Parts of 1100, 1400, 2000 and 2100 ranges |
| Area code | 020, 023, 0252, 0297 |
| Website | haarlemmermeergemeente |
.jpg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
Haarlemmermeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦaːrlɛmərˈmeːr] ⓘ) is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means 'Haarlem's lake', referring to the body of water from which the region was reclaimed in the 19th century.
Haarlemmermeer's main town is Hoofddorp, which has a population of 76,660. Hoofddorp, along with the rapidly growing towns of Nieuw-Vennep and Badhoevedorp, are part of the Randstad agglomeration. The main international airport of the Netherlands, Schiphol, is located in Haarlemmermeer.