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Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rotterdam
City and Municipality
Erasmusbrug seen from Euromast.jpg
Laurenskerk, Rotterdam.jpg Rotterdam zadkine monument.jpg Overzicht - Rotterdam - 20358120 - RCE.jpg
2003-03-04 rotterdam 15 cubic houses.JPG Rotterdam feyenoord stadion 1.jpg
Rotterdam stadhuis.jpg Schielandshuis Rotterdam cropped.jpg Rotterdam hotel newyork.jpg
Rotterdam aelbrechtskolk wallekant.jpg Maasvlakte, containeropslag foto1 2014-03-09 11.12.jpg
From top down, left to right: Rotterdam at dusk,
Lawrence Church, The Destroyed City sculpture, Euromast,
Cube houses, De Kuip; stadium of Feyenoord,
, , Hotel New York,
Historic town centre of Delfshaven, Port of Rotterdam
Flag of Rotterdam
Flag
Coat of arms of Rotterdam
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Rotown, Roffa, Rotjeknor, Nultien
Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through struggle)
Highlighted position of Rotterdam in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°55′N 4°30′E / 51.917°N 4.500°E / 51.917; 4.500Coordinates: 51°55′N 4°30′E / 51.917°N 4.500°E / 51.917; 4.500
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Boroughs
Government
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb (PvdA)
 • Aldermen
Area
 • Municipality 325.79 km2 (125.79 sq mi)
 • Land 208.80 km2 (80.62 sq mi)
 • Water 116.99 km2 (45.17 sq mi)
 • Randstad 3,043 km2 (1,175 sq mi)
Elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (Municipality, May 2014; Urban and Metro, May 2014; Randstad, 2011)
 • Municipality 619,879
 • Density 2,969/km2 (7,690/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,015,215
 • Metro 1,181,284
 • Metropolitan region 2,261,844
 • Randstad 7,100,000
Demonym(s) Rotterdammer
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 3000–3099
Area code 010
Website www.rotterdam.nl
City of Rotterdam population by country of origin (2016)
Country/Territory Population
Suriname Suriname 52,584
Turkey Turkey 47,778
Morocco Morocco 43,064
Netherlands Dutch Caribbean 23,941
Cape Verde Cape Verde 15,475
Indonesia Indonesia 12,274
Germany Germany 9,653
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 9,333
Poland Poland 8,431
China China 7,008

Rotterdam (/ˈrɒtərdæm/ or /ˌrɒtərˈdæm/;Dutch: [ˌrɔtərˈdɑm]) is a city in the Netherlands, located in South Holland, within the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt river delta at the North Sea. Its history goes back to 1270 when a dam was constructed in the Rotte river by people settled around it for safety. In 1340 Rotterdam was granted city rights by the Count of Holland and slowly grew into a major logistic and economic centre. Nowadays it is home to Europe's largest port and has a population of 633,471 (2014, city proper), ranking second in the Netherlands, just behind Amsterdam. The Greater Rijnmond area is home to approximately 1.4 million people and the Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Area makes for the 168th most populous urban area in the world. Rotterdam is part of the yet larger Randstad conurbation with a total population of 7,100,000.


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