# List of municipalities in South Holland

This is a list of municipalities in South Holland. South Holland is divided into 50 municipalities.

## Table

| CBS-code | Municipality Gemeente | Population | Land area (km$^2$) | Population density (/km$^2$) |
| 482 | Alblasserdam | 20,136 | 8.78 | 2,293 |
| 613 | Albrandswaard | 25,814 | 21.69 | 1,190 |
| 484 | Alphen aan den Rijn | 112,587 | 126.23 | 892 |
| 489 | Barendrecht | 48,643 | 19.75 | 2,463 |
| 1901 | Bodegraven-Reeuwijk | 35,278 | 75.38 | 468 |
| 502 | Capelle aan den IJssel | 67,319 | 14.14 | 4,761 |
| 503 | Delft | 103,581 | 22.65 | 4,573 |
| 505 | Dordrecht | 119,115 | 79.01 | 1,508 |
| 1924 | Goeree-Overflakkee | 50,589 | 260.48 | 194 |
| 512 | Gorinchem | 37,410 | 18.83 | 1,987 |
| 513 | Gouda | 73,681 | 16.50 | 4,466 |
| 523 | Hardinxveld-Giessendam | 18,413 | 16.91 | 1,089 |
| 531 | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht | 31,258 | 10.61 | 2,946 |
| 534 | Hillegom | 22,197 | 12.87 | 1,725 |
| 1963 | Hoeksche Waard (municipality) | 88,047 | 268.93 | 327 |
| 1884 | Kaag en Braassem | 27,541 | 63.24 | 435 |
| 537 | Katwijk | 65,995 | 24.75 | 2,666 |
| 542 | Krimpen aan den IJssel | 29,410 | 7.69 | 3,824 |
| 1931 | Krimpenerwaard | 56,622 | 148.40 | 382 |
| 1621 | Lansingerland | 63,363 | 53.42 | 1,186 |
| 546 | Leiden | 124,093 | 21.91 | 5,664 |
| 547 | Leiderdorp | 27,377 | 11.58 | 2,364 |
| 1916 | Leidschendam-Voorburg | 76,433 | 32.55 | 2,348 |
| 553 | Lisse | 22,982 | 15.69 | 1,465 |
| 556 | Maassluis | 33,567 | 8.48 | 3,958 |
| 1842 | Midden-Delfland | 19,414 | 47.19 | 411 |
| 1978 | Molenlanden | 44,130 | 181.73 | 243 |
| 569 | Nieuwkoop | 29,151 | 78.05 | 373 |
| 1930 | Nissewaard | 85,440 | 73.58 | 1,161 |
| 575 | Noordwijk | 44,062 | 58.37 | 755 |
| 579 | Oegstgeest | 25,064 | 7.31 | 3,429 |
| 590 | Papendrecht | 32,171 | 9.41 | 3,419 |
| 1926 | Pijnacker-Nootdorp | 55,674 | 37.08 | 1,501 |
| 597 | Ridderkerk | 46,671 | 23.72 | 1,968 |
| 603 | Rijswijk | 55,220 | 13.96 | 3,956 |
| 599 | Rotterdam | 651,631 | 217.55 | 2,995 |
| 606 | Schiedam | 79,279 | 17.82 | 4,449 |
| 610 | Sliedrecht | 25,597 | 12.84 | 1,994 |
| 1525 | Teylingen | 37,791 | 28.38 | 1,332 |
| 518 | The Hague | 548,320 | 82.45 | 6,650 |
| 622 | Vlaardingen | 73,924 | 23.57 | 3,136 |
| 1992 | Voorne aan Zee | | | |
| 626 | Voorschoten | 25,650 | 11.14 | 2,303 |
| 627 | Waddinxveen | 30,479 | 27.77 | 1,098 |
| 629 | Wassenaar | 26,949 | 51.11 | 527 |
| 1783 | Westland | 111,382 | 81.27 | 1,371 |
| 637 | Zoetermeer | 125,267 | 34.45 | 3,636 |
| 638 | Zoeterwoude | 8,843 | 21.19 | 417 |
| 1892 | Zuidplas | 45,064 | 58.02 | 777 |
| 642 | Zwijndrecht | 44,775 | 20.30 | 2,206 |

## Municipal reorganisations

Since 1840, South Holland has ceded five municipalities to the province of Utrecht: Oudewater in 1970, Woerden in 1989, Vianen in 2002, Leerdam and Zederik in 2019.
Municipal reorganisations since 2000:
* On 1 January 2002 the municipalities of Pijnacker and Nootdorp were merged into the new municipality of Pijnacker-Nootdorp.
* On 1 January 2002 the municipalities of Leidschendam and Voorburg were merged into the new municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg.
* On 1 January 2002 the municipality of Vianen became a part of the province of Utrecht.
* On 1 January 2003 the municipality of Heerjansdam was merged into the existing municipality of Zwijndrecht.
* On 1 January 2004 the municipalities of De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, Naaldwijk and Wateringen were merged into the new municipality of Westland
* On 1 January 2004 the municipalities of Maasland and Schipluiden were merged into the new municipality of Midden-Delfland.
* On 1 January 2006 the municipalities of Sassenheim, Voorhout and Warmond were merged into the new municipality of Teylingen.
* On 1 January 2006 the municipalities of Rijnsburg and Valkenburg were merged into the existing municipality of Katwijk.
* On 1 January 2007 the municipalities of Liemeer and Ter Aar were merged into the existing municipality of Nieuwkoop.
* On 1 January 2007 the municipalities of Bergschenhoek, Berkel en Rodenrijs and Bleiswijk were merged into the new municipality of Lansingerland.
* On 1 January 2007 the municipality of 's-Gravendeel was merged into the existing municipality of Binnenmaas.
* On 1 January 2009 the municipalities of Alkemade and Jacobswoude were merged into the new municipality of Kaag en Braassem.
* On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Moordrecht, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel and Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle were merged into the new municipality of Zuidplas.
* On 18 March 2010 the municipality of Rozenburg was merged into the existing municipality of Rotterdam.
* On 1 January 2011 the municipalities of Bodegraven and Reeuwijk were merged into the new municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk.
* On 1 January 2013 the municipalities of Graafstroom, Liesveld and Nieuw-Lekkerland were merged into the new municipality of Molenwaard.
* On 1 January 2013 the municipalities of Dirksland, Goedereede, Middelharnis and Oostflakkee were merged into the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee.
* On 1 January 2014 the municipalities of Boskoop and Rijnwoude were merged into the existing municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn.
* On 1 January 2015 the municipalities of Bergambacht, Nederlek, Ouderkerk, Schoonhoven and Vlist were merged into Krimpenerwaard.
* On 1 January 2015 the municipalities of Bernisse and Spijkenisse were merged into Nissewaard.
* On 1 January 2019 the municipalities of Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland and Strijen were merged into Hoeksche Waard.
* On 1 January 2019 the municipalities of Giessenlanden and Molenwaard were merged into the new municipality of Molenlanden.
* On 1 January 2019 the municipality of Noordwijkerhout was merged into the existing municipality of Noordwijk.
* On 1 January 2019 the municipalities of Leerdam, Zederik and Vianen (Utrecht) were merged into the new municipality of Vijfheerenlanden. This municipality was added to the province of Utrecht.
* On 1 January 2023 the municipalities of Brielle, Hellevoetsluis and Westvoorne were merged into the new municipality of Voorne aan Zee.