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Nijmegen
City population
177,359
#9
in Netherlands
#1
in Gelderland
#3,237
worldwide
51.843, 5.853 · 88 km from Amsterdam
About Nijmegen
Nijmegen is a city in Gelderland, Netherlands with a population of 177,359. It is the 9th largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Netherlands, and the 3,237th largest worldwide. It lies 88 km from Amsterdam.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 34
Elevation
25 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
51.843, 5.853
Record updated
2025-10-27
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.