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Hoofddorp

City population
132,734
#18
in Netherlands
#4
in North Holland
#4,289
worldwide
AmsterdamHoofddorp
52.303, 4.689 · 16 km from Amsterdam
City population
132,734
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Netherlands
#18
of 232 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#4,289
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Netherlands
0.7%
of the national population

About Hoofddorp

Hoofddorp is a city in North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 132,734. It is the 18th largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Netherlands, and the 4,289th largest worldwide. It lies 16 km from Amsterdam.

Position in Netherlands
#18of 232
LargestSmallest
Position in North Holland
#4of 37
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#4of 37
Distance to capital
to Amsterdam
Elevation
-2 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
52.303, 4.689
Record updated
2020-02-26
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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