page_title: Haarlemmermeer
hierarchical_section_title: Haarlemmermeer
context_page_description: Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means Haarlem's lake, referring to the body of water from which the region was reclaimed in the 19th century.
  Haarlemmermeer's main town is Hoofddorp. It is one of the largest towns in the Netherlands with a name not used for a municipality. Hoofddorp, along with the rapidly growing towns of Nieuw-Vennep and Badhoevedorp, are part of the Randstad agglomeration. The main international airport of Netherlands, Schiphol, is located in Haarlemmermeer.
context_section_description: Haarlemmermeer ([ˌɦaːrlɛmərˈmeːr] (listen)) is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means Haarlem's lake, referring to the body of water from which the region was reclaimed in the 19th century.
  Haarlemmermeer's main town is Hoofddorp. It is one of the largest towns (population 70,030) in the Netherlands with a name not used for a municipality. Hoofddorp, along with the rapidly growing towns of Nieuw-Vennep and Badhoevedorp, are part of the Randstad agglomeration. The main international airport of Netherlands, Schiphol, is located in Haarlemmermeer.
caption: Location in North Holland