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Amsterdam is divided into fifteen boroughs for administrative purposes. Each borough contains several neighbourhoods. Each borough contains several neighbourhoods. These are not administrative districts.
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The first Amsterdam boroughs were created in 1981, with other boroughs created in later years. The last area to be granted the status of borough was Amsterdam-Centrum (2002). The existing system of seven boroughs, covering most parts of Amsterdam , is the result of a major borough reform in 2010.
The former borough of Osdorp contained the following neighborhoods: Osdorp; De Aker* (Middelveldsche Akerpolder) Lutkemeer; Ookmeer; Oud Osdorp (former village) Sloten (village, now officially part of the neighborhood "Sloten and Nieuw-Sloten"*) The borough had (in late 2006) 45,627 residents and was 11.3 square kilometres (4.4 sq mi) in size.
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Amsterdam was the leading centre for finance and trade, as well as a hub of secular art production. [21] In the 19th and 20th centuries, the city expanded and new neighborhoods and suburbs were built. The city has a long tradition of openness, liberalism, and tolerance. [22]
The Kolenkit District in Amsterdam. Kolenkit District (Dutch: Kolenkitbuurt) is a neighbourhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands.. In 2009 Eberhard van der Laan, the Minister of Housing, referred to the neighborhood as the worst in his "40 problem neighbourhoods" list.
The Jordaan (Dutch pronunciation: [jɔrˈdaːn]) is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. [1] The area is bordered by the Singelgracht canal and the neighbourhood of Frederik Hendrikbuurt to the west; the Prinsengracht to the east; the Brouwersgracht to the north and the Leidsegracht to the south.