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Leeuwarden
City population
124,481
#20
in Netherlands
#1
in Friesland
#4,610
worldwide
53.203, 5.810 · 111 km from Amsterdam
About Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden is a city in Friesland, Netherlands with a population of 124,481. It is the 20th largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Netherlands, and the 4,610th largest worldwide. It lies 111 km from Amsterdam.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Coordinates
53.203, 5.810
Record updated
14 April 2026
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 NetherlandsClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.