Almere

For other uses, see Almere (disambiguation).
Almere
City and municipality
Skyline with the Weerwater
Skyline with the Weerwater
Almere Centrum railway station
Almere Centrum railway station
Topsportcentrum
Topsportcentrum
The Green Cathedral
The Green Cathedral
Floriade 2022
Floriade 2022
Flag of Almere
Flag
Coat of arms of Almere
Coat of arms
Official logo of Almere
Brandmark
Highlighted position of Almere in a municipal map of Flevoland
Location in Flevoland
Almere is located in Netherlands
Almere
Almere
Location within the Netherlands
Almere is located in Europe
Almere
Almere
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 52°22′N 5°13′E / 52.367°N 5.217°E / 52.367; 5.217
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFlevoland
RegionAmsterdam metropolitan area
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorHein van der Loo (Ind.)
Area
[2]
 • Total
248.77 km2 (96.05 sq mi)
 • Land129.19 km2 (49.88 sq mi)
 • Water119.58 km2 (46.17 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
−3 m (−10 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
214,715
 • Density1,662/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
DemonymAlmeerder
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1300–1379
Area code036
Websitewww.almere.nl
Map
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Almere (Dutch pronunciation: [ɑlˈmeːrə] ⓘ) is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland, Netherlands across the IJmeer from Amsterdam.

Bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde, the municipality of Almere comprises six official areas[5] that are the districts of Almere Stad (which is further split up into Almere Stad Oost, Almere Stad West and Almere Centrum), Almere Buiten and Almere Pampus (which is currently being designed),[6] and the boroughs of Almere Haven, Almere Hout and Almere Poort. Four of them feature official district or borough offices.[7] Furthermore, it also comprises the unofficial historic district and neighborhood Oostvaardersdiep.[8][9] Almere is part of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (MRA).

Almere is the newest city in the Netherlands:[10] the land on which the city sits, the Southern Flevoland polder, was reclaimed from the IJsselmeer from 1959 to 1968. The first house was finished in 1976, and Almere became a municipality in 1984. It has the largest population of the municipalities in Flevoland with 214,715 citizens in 2021 and the 8th largest in the Netherlands. In October 2007, the city council of Almere made agreements with the government to expand the city to 350,000 inhabitants by 2030.[11][12]

  1. ^ "Burgemeester Hein van der Loo". Gemeente Almere. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 1315HR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ [email protected]. "Stadsdelen - Over Almere - Gemeente Almere". www.almere.nl.
  6. ^ "Pampus - Gebiedsontwikkeling - Gemeente Almere". almere20.almere.nl.
  7. ^ [email protected]. "Gebiedskantoren - Contact - Gemeente Almere". www.almere.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  8. ^ "Het Oostvaardersdiep | Almere Buiten". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  9. ^ "Oostvaardersdiep". oostvaardersdiep.net.
  10. ^ Miller, Norman. "The Dutch city testing the future of urban life". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  11. ^ (in Dutch) Schaalsprong Almere 2030, PDF. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
  12. ^ (in Dutch) Feiten en cijfers over Almere, Almere.nl.