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City profile · Netherlands · Europe

Den Helder

City population
59,569
#54
in Netherlands
#12
in North Holland
#9,700
worldwide
AmsterdamDen Helder
52.960, 4.759 · 66 km from Amsterdam
City population
59,569
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Netherlands
#54
of 232 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#9,700
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Netherlands
0.3%
of the national population

About Den Helder

Den Helder is a city in North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 59,569. It is the 54th largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Netherlands, and the 9,700th largest worldwide. It lies 66 km from Amsterdam.

Position in Netherlands
#54of 232
LargestSmallest
Position in North Holland
#12of 37
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#12of 37
Distance to capital
to Amsterdam
Elevation
3 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
52.960, 4.759
Record updated
2017-10-17
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

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