Westpoort

Westpoort (Western Gateway or Western Port) is an international port area and one of the largest industrial parks in the Netherlands.^[1] The area covers the Port of Amsterdam and the industrial area in the northwest of Amsterdam.

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Westpoort (Amsterdam)
Area of Amsterdam
The location of Westpoort in Amsterdam
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
COROP	Amsterdam
Area
• Total	35.47 km² (13.70 sq mi)
• Land	26 km² (10 sq mi)
Population
• Total	370
• Density	10/km² (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Business

While the area has very few permanent residents, it serves as corporate headquarters of over 2000 Dutch and foreign companies that operate in the Netherlands.^[2] In 2008 approximately 45,000 people commuted to the area for work, making it the largest commuter destination within city limits.^[2] Approximately 70,000 people work in this harbor region of Amsterdam.^[1]

Geography

It is located in the north-western part of Amsterdam. It is divided in the industrial areas of Teleport, Sloterdijk areas I, II and III, De Heining and the harbour area (Havengebied).^[2] Westpoort covers an area of over 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi).^[2]

The northern border of the area is formed by the North Sea Canal which connects it with the North Sea via the IJ. The district borders the borough of West and Nieuw-West, and on the westside the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude (including the town of Halfweg).

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Administration

As primarily a business district, Westpoort does not have its own district committee. Thus Westpoort is a city area, not a borough (stadsdeel), because it has a low population and it is directly governed by the central municipal council of Amsterdam, as a port and industrial park rather than a neighborhood.^[3]^[1]

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