Amsterdam Nieuw-West | |
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Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Municipality | Amsterdam |
Area | |
• Total | 32.38 km2 (12.50 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2021) | |
• Total | 159.522 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Area code | 020 |
Website | https://www.amsterdam.nl/stadsdelen/nieuw-west/ |
Amsterdam Nieuw-West (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑmstərdɑmniuˈʋɛst]) is a borough (Dutch: stadsdeel) comprising the westernmost neighbourhoods of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was created in 2010 after a merger of the former boroughs Osdorp, Geuzenveld-Slotermeer and Slotervaart. In 2017, the borough had almost 150,000 inhabitants.[2]
Most of the residential neighborhoods of Amsterdam Nieuw-West were built after 1950 under an urban expansion plan, based on the garden city concept. Centrally located within the borough are the Sloterplas (literal translation: Lake Sloter) and Sloterpark (around the lake).