Location in North Holland

Coordinates: 52°22′N 4°54′E

Country Netherlands

Province North Holland

Boroughs

Government[1]

• Body Municipal council

• Mayor Eberhard van der Laan

(PvdA)

Area[2][3]

• Municipality 219.32 km2 (84.68 sq mi)

• Land 165.76 km2 (64.00 sq mi)

• Water 53.56 km2 (20.68 sq mi)

• Randstad 3,043 km2 (1,175 sq mi)

Elevation[4] 2 m (7 ft)

Population (municipality, May 2014; urban and

metro, May 2014; Randstad, 2011)[3][5][6]

• Municipality 813,562

• Density 4,908/km2 (12,710/sq mi)

• Urban 1,112,165

• Metro 1,575,263

• Metropolitan region 2,332,773

• Randstad 6,979,500

Demonym Amsterdammer

Time zone CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Postcode 1000–1109

Area code 020

Website www.amsterdam.nl

(http://www.amsterdam.nl)

Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, Anne Frank House,

Amsterdam Museum, its red-light district, and its many

cannabis coffee shops draw more than 3.66 million

international visitors annually.

Contents

1 History

1.1 Etymology

1.2 Founding and Middle Ages

1.3 Conflict with Spain

1.4 Center of the Dutch Golden Age

1.5 Decline and modernization

1.6 Twentieth century

1.7 Twenty-first century

2 Geography

2.1 Venice of the North

2.2 Climate

3 Demographics

3.1 Religious history

3.2 Tolerance and ethnic tension

4 Cityscape and architecture

4.1 Canals

4.2 Expansion

4.3 Architecture

4.4 Parks and recreational areas

5 Economy

5.1 Tourism

5.1.1 Red light district

5.2 Retail

5.3 Fashion

6 Culture

6.1 Museums

6.2 Music

6.3 Performing arts

6.4 Nightlife

6.5 Festivals

8 districts

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