Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rotterdam
City and Municipality
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 Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Rotown, Roffa, Rotjeknor, Nultien
Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through struggle)
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	14 Districts Centrum Charlois Delfshaven Feijenoord Hillegersberg-Schiebroek Hoogvliet Hook of Holland IJsselmonde Kralingen-Crooswijk Noord Overschie Pernis Prins Alexander Rozenburg
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Ahmed Aboutaleb (PvdA)
• Aldermen	List of aldermen Hugo de Jonge Joost Eerdmans Pex Langenberg Ronald Schneider Maarten Struijvenberg Adriaan Visser
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	52,584
Turkey	47,778
Morocco	43,064
Dutch Caribbean	23,941
Cape Verde	15,475
Indonesia	12,274
Germany	9,653
Yugoslavia	9,333
Poland	8,431
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.