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  2. Boroughs of Amsterdam - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Osdorp - Wikipedia

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    Osdorp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔzdɔr(ə)p]) is neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. A larger area was, from 1981 until 2010, a stadsdeel (borough) of Amsterdam and in 2010 was merged into the new borough of Amsterdam Nieuw-West .

  4. Government of Amsterdam - Wikipedia

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    In July 2010, Eberhard van der Laan (Labour Party) was appointed mayor of Amsterdam by the national government for a six-year term after being nominated by the Amsterdam municipal council. [4] After the 2014 municipal council elections, a governing majority of D66, VVD and SP was formed - the first coalition without the Labour Party since World ...

  5. Municipalities of the Netherlands - Wikipedia

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    As a second level administrative division municipalities are the third tier of public administration in the Netherlands after the central government and the provinces. [3] [4] The Netherlands is a decentralized unitary state, which means that the central government is supreme and delegates certain tasks to lower levels of government by law. [5]

  6. Westerpark (former borough) - Wikipedia

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    Westerpark is a former borough (stadsdeel) just northwest of the centre of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. As a borough it existed from 1990 till 2010, when it merged with the boroughs Oud-West, Bos en Lommer and De Baarsjes to form the new borough Amsterdam-West. Westerpark comprised the following neighborhoods and areas: Frederik Hendrikbuurt

  7. Municipal council (Netherlands) - Wikipedia

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    The municipal council of Leiden. In the Netherlands, the municipal council (Dutch: gemeenteraad [ɣəˈmeːn.təˌraːt] ⓘ) is the elected assembly of a municipality.Its main role is laying down the guidelines for the policy of the municipal executive and exercising control over its execution by the mayor and aldermen.

  8. Jordaan - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Amsterdam metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    The Metropolitan Region Amsterdam (Dutch: Metropoolregio Amsterdam) is the city region around the city of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.It lies in the Noordvleugel (English: "North Wing") of the larger polycentric Randstad metropolitan area and encompasses the city of Amsterdam as well as 36 further municipalities within the two provinces of North Holland and Flevoland, [5] with a ...