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The boroughs of Amsterdam (Dutch: stadsdelen; lit. "city parts") are the seven principal subdivisions of the municipality of Amsterdam, Netherlands. [2] Each borough is governed by a directly elected district committee (bestuurscommissie). The first Amsterdam boroughs were created in 1981, with other boroughs created in later years.
Amsterdam calls 7 of its 8 deelgemeenten stadsdeel. They form a level of government, both executive (stadsdeelwethouders) and legislative (Stadsdeelraad, a council elected by the inhabitants), and can therefore be regarded as boroughs or wards. Until 2010, Amsterdam had 15 deelgemeenten, but the number has been decreased to eight. [1]
Amsterdam is divided into fifteen boroughs for administrative purposes. Each borough contains several neighbourhoods. Each borough contains several neighbourhoods. These are not administrative districts.
Responsibilities delegated to the 2014–2018 district committees include parks and recreation, streets and squares, refuse collection, permits and events, preparation of zoning plans, passports and drivers licenses, and welfare work. [4] The district committee of Amsterdam-West [5] consists of 15 members. The committee was elected on March 19 ...
After the Constitutional Reform of 1848, members of the House of Representatives were elected directly in a two-round system. 38 electoral districts (Dutch: kiesdistrict) were created, with sometimes multiple members per district who were elected in staggered elections. The number of districts increased over time, with 100 in 1896 when multi ...
Print/export Download as PDF ... 2020 Topographic map of Amsterdam Large-scale map of the city centre ... the city's main business district. Amsterdam is the ...
The district contains seven buildings and on the district boundary is a bridge that have been designated as rijksmonument (national heritage site), [4] all in the architectural style of the Amsterdam School: 4th Crafts School, 1923 [5] Corantijn School, 1923 [6] Jan Maijen School, 1926 [7] Mercatorplein Complex (1), houses and shops, 1927 [8]
The municipality of Amsterdam borders the municipalities of Diemen, De Ronde Venen, Ouder-Amstel, Amstelveen, Stichtse Vecht, Wijdemeren and Hilversum in the south, Haarlemmermeer in the west, and Zaanstad, Oostzaan, Landsmeer and Waterland in the north. Weesp has been an urban area of the municipality of Amsterdam since 24 March 2022. [1]