Rotterdam
city in South Holland, the Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rotterdam is the second-largest municipality in the Netherlands. There are about 653,000 people (2021) living in Rotterdam. It has the biggest port in Europe. The city is on several rivers, most notably the Maas. Rotterdam, like all of the Netherlands, has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).
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Rotterdam | |
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Coordinates: 51°55′22.2″N 4°28′45.6″E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Zuid-Holland |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ahmed Aboutaleb |
Area | |
• Total | 217.6 km2 (84.0 sq mi) |
Population (January 1, 2001) | |
• Total | 608,422 |
• Density | 2,796/km2 (7,240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 |
Postal code(s) | 3011–3016, 3021–3029, 3031–3039, 3041–3047, 3051–3056, 3059, 3061–3069, 3071–3079, 3081–3089, 3151, 3181, 3191–3199 |
MCN | 0599 |
Website | Official website |
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It hosts also a university: the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
On 18 March 2010, Rozenburg became a part of the municipality of Rotterdam.