page_title: Haarlemmermeer
section_title: Local government
hierarchical_section_title: Haarlemmermeer / Government / Local government
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Raadzaal gemeenteraad 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: The municipal council of Haarlemmermeer consists of 39 seats, which are in 2014 divided as follows:
  VVD – 7 seats
  HAP Haarlemmermeer – 7 seats
  CDA – 5 seats
  Forza! Nederland - 5 seats
  Groenlinks – 4 seats
  D66 – 3 seats
  PvdA – 3 seats
  ChristenUnie/SGP – 2 seats
  Een Haarlemmermeer - 1 seat
  Gezond Haarlemmermeer - 1 seat
  SRH - 1 seat
caption: Boardroom of the local government in Hoofddorp
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