List of municipalities of the Netherlands
Municipal status

List of municipalities of the Netherlands

Section Title: Municipal status
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Historical number of municipalities

Year	No.	±%

1850	1,209	—

1900	1,121	−7.3%

1950	1,015	−9.5%

2000	537	−47.1%

2019	355	−33.9%

Source: Ekamper et al. (2003), CBS

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The number of municipalities in the Netherlands was reduced from 1,209 in 1850 to 537 in 2000; as of 2019 there are 355 municipalities.

final_sentence: The number of municipalities in the Netherlands was reduced from 1,209 in 1850 to 537 in 2000; as of 2019 there are 355 municipalities.