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City profile · Netherlands · Europe

Delfzijl

City population
28,649
#117
in Netherlands
#2
in Groningen
#18,781
worldwide
AmsterdamDelfzijl
53.330, 6.918 · 173 km from Amsterdam
City population
28,649
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Netherlands
#117
of 232 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#18,781
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Netherlands
0.2%
of the national population

About Delfzijl

Delfzijl is a city in Groningen, Netherlands with a population of 28,649. It is the 117th largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Netherlands, and the 18,781st largest worldwide. It lies 173 km from Amsterdam.

Position in Netherlands
#117of 232
LargestSmallest
Position in Groningen
#2of 7
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Region
Rank in region
#2of 7
Distance to capital
to Amsterdam
Elevation
0 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
53.330, 6.918
Record updated
2021-07-05
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 232 in Netherlands

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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