Eindhoven

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Eindhoven
Frae tap doun, left tae right: Skyline o Eindhoven,
Licht Touer at the ceety centre, Evoluon conference centre,
St. Anthony Church, St. Catherine Kirk, Vesteda Touer,
Van Abbe Museum, Philips Stadium o PSV Eindhoven,
Heich Tech Campus Eindhoven
Banner o Eindhoven
Banner
Coat of airms o Eindhoven
Coat airms
Heichlichtit poseetion o Eindhoven in a municipal map o North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°26′N 5°29′E / 51.433°N 5.483°E / 51.433; 5.483Coordinates: 51°26′N 5°29′E / 51.433°N 5.483°E / 51.433; 5.483
KintraNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Govrenment
 • BodiMunicipal cooncil
 • MayorJohn Jorritsma (VVD)
Area
 • Municipality88.87 km2 (34.31 sq mi)
 • Laund87.72 km2 (33.87 sq mi)
 • Water1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (Municipality, Januar 2021; Urban an Metro, Mey 2014; Metro region an CMSA, August 2015)[4][5][6][7]
 • Municipality235,691
 • Density2687/km2 (6,960/sq mi)
 • Urban
337,487
 • Metro
419,045
 • Metro region
755313
 • CMSA
1944588
Demonym(s)Eindhovenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5600–5658
Aurie code040
Websitewww.eindhoven.nl

Eindhoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛintˌɦoːvə(n)] ( listen)) is a municipality an a ceety locatit in the province o North Brabant in the sooth o the Netherlands, oreeginally at the confluence o the Dommel and Gender streams. The Gender wis dammed aff short o the ceety centre in the 1950s, but the Dommel still runs through the ceety. The ceety coonts 213,809 inhabitants (1 Januar 2010), which makes it the fift-lairgest ceety o the Netherlands an the biggest o North-Brabant.

Neighbourin ceeties an touns include Son en Breugel, Nuenen, Geldrop-Mierlo, Heeze-Leende, Waalre, Veldhoven, Eersel, Oirschot an Best. The agglomeration haes some 440,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan aurie (which includes Helmond) haes nearly 750,000 inhabitants. An aa, Eindhoven is pairt o Brabant Stad, a combined metropolitan aurie wi mair nor 2 million inhabitants.

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References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "John Jorritsma" (in Dutch). Gemeente Eindhoven. Archived frae the original on 13 Januar 2017. Retrieved 11 Januar 2017.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 Julie 2013. Retrieved 12 Mairch 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 5611EM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 15 Apryle 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 Januar 2021. Retrieved 2 Januar 2022.
  5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 Juin 2014. Retrieved 24 Julie 2014.
  6. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline; Metro region (in Dutch). CBS. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  7. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline; CMSA (in Dutch). CBS. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.