Metropoolregio Eindhoven
Eindhoven Metropolitan Region
Metropoolregio Eindhoven | |
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Metropolitan region | |
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From top down, left to right: Skyline of Eindhoven, Light Tower at the city centre, Evoluon conference centre, Philips Clock Building at Strijp-S, Eindhoven Airport, Van Abbe Museum, Philips Stadium of PSV Eindhoven, ASML headquarters, Eindhoven University of Technology, High Tech Campus Eindhoven | |
| Coordinates: 51°26′00″N 5°29′00″E / 51.433333°N 5.483333°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Brabant |
| Largest Cities | Eindhoven Helmond |
| Other Municipalities | |
| Area | |
| 1,457.81 km2 (562.86 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 321.86 km2 (124.27 sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 88.87 km2 (34.31 sq mi) |
| Population (31 August 2015) | |
| 755,313 | |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 422,666 |
| • Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| • Municipality | 224,300 |
| • Municipality density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
The Metropoolregio Eindhoven (MRE; English: Eindhoven Metropolitan Region), until 1 January 2014 the Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven (SRE; English: Cooperative union for the Region of Eindhoven), is a regional governmental agency for the city region of Eindhoven, Netherlands. The MRE comprises 21 municipalities in the Eindhoven agglomeration, with a total area of 1,457.81 square kilometres. The region has nearly three quarters of a million inhabitants and some 35,000 companies (employing over 330,000 people).