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City profile · Netherlands · Europe

Zaandam

City population
71,708
#43
in Netherlands
#9
in North Holland
#8,024
worldwide
AmsterdamZaandam
52.439, 4.826 · 8 km from Amsterdam
City population
71,708
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Netherlands
#43
of 232 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#8,024
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Netherlands
0.4%
of the national population

About Zaandam

Zaandam is a city in North Holland, Netherlands with a population of 71,708. It is the 43rd largest of the 232 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Netherlands, and the 8,024th largest worldwide. It lies 8 km from Amsterdam.

Position in Netherlands
#43of 232
LargestSmallest
Position in North Holland
#9of 37
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#9of 37
Distance to capital
to Amsterdam
Elevation
-1 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Amsterdam
Coordinates
52.439, 4.826
Record updated
2019-04-17
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

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

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