Indische Buurt

Indische Buurt
Neighbourhood of Amsterdam
Coordinates (Javaplein): 52°21.830′N 4°56.373′E / 52.363833°N 4.939550°E / 52.363833; 4.939550
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
COROP	Amsterdam
Borough	Amsterdam-Oost
Population	23,357

Indische Buurt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɪndisə ˈbyːrt]; "Indies Neighborhood") is a neighborhood in the borough of Oost, the eastern part of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. The name of the neighborhood dates from the early 20th century, and is derived from the fact that the neighborhood's streets are named after islands and other geographical concepts in the former Dutch colony of the Dutch East Indies or now known as Indonesia. The first street was named in 1902.

In 2003, the neighborhood had around 23,000 inhabitants. The neighborhood is bounded on the west by the railroad Amsterdam - Hilversum (with the Muiderpoort Station), on the east side by Flevopark, on the north side by Zeeburgerdijk and on the south side by the Ringvaart Watergraafsmeer.

Indische Buurt is the oldest part of the former Zeeburg district and is very ethnically diverse. A high percentage of the population is of immigrant origin (for Zeeburg this is already high at 55%, but higher in the Indische Buurt) and there are an estimated 100 languages spoken.^[1]