Map of South Holland (2019) This is a list ofmunicipalities in South Holland .South Holland is divided into 50municipalities .
One of South Holland's historical towns isDelft , a stronghold of tourism and of (mainly technical) science. The Koornbrug (Grain Bridge ) inLeiden , also a historical university city in South Holland. Scheveningen is the Netherlands' most popular seaside resorts.Zoetermeer , the third largest population centre in this province, was a typical South Holland village until the late 1960s.A view of the newly built Zoetermeer town centre. A canal atDordrecht , which town is the oldest in Holland(North and South together) and has a rich history and culture. The 15th century town hall ofGouda , another historically rich town in South Holland. CBS-code MunicipalityGemeente Population Land area (km2 ) Population density (/km2 ) 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 [ edit ] Since 1840, South Holland has ceded five municipalities to the province ofUtrecht :Oudewater in 1970,Woerden in 1989,Vianen in 2002,Leerdam andZederik in 2019.
Municipal reorganisations since 2000:
On 1 January 2002 the municipalities ofPijnacker andNootdorp were merged into the new municipality ofPijnacker-Nootdorp . On 1 January 2002 the municipalities ofLeidschendam andVoorburg were merged into the new municipality ofLeidschendam-Voorburg . On 1 January 2002 the municipality ofVianen became a part of the province of Utrecht. On 1 January 2003 the municipality ofHeerjansdam was merged into the existing municipality ofZwijndrecht . On 1 January 2004 the municipalities ofDe Lier ,'s-Gravenzande ,Monster ,Naaldwijk andWateringen were merged into the new municipality ofWestland On 1 January 2004 the municipalities ofMaasland andSchipluiden were merged into the new municipality ofMidden-Delfland . On 1 January 2006 the municipalities ofSassenheim ,Voorhout andWarmond were merged into the new municipality ofTeylingen . On 1 January 2006 the municipalities ofRijnsburg andValkenburg were merged into the existing municipality ofKatwijk . On 1 January 2007 the municipalities ofLiemeer andTer Aar were merged into the existing municipality ofNieuwkoop . On 1 January 2007 the municipalities ofBergschenhoek ,Berkel en Rodenrijs andBleiswijk were merged into the new municipality ofLansingerland . On 1 January 2007 the municipality of's-Gravendeel was merged into the existing municipality ofBinnenmaas . On 1 January 2009 the municipalities ofAlkemade andJacobswoude were merged into the new municipality ofKaag en Braassem . On 1 January 2010 the municipalities ofMoordrecht ,Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel andZevenhuizen-Moerkapelle were merged into the new municipality ofZuidplas . On 18 March 2010 the municipality ofRozenburg was merged into the existing municipality ofRotterdam . On 1 January 2011 the municipalities ofBodegraven andReeuwijk were merged into the new municipality ofBodegraven-Reeuwijk . On 1 January 2013 the municipalities ofGraafstroom ,Liesveld andNieuw-Lekkerland were merged into the new municipality ofMolenwaard . On 1 January 2013 the municipalities ofDirksland ,Goedereede ,Middelharnis andOostflakkee were merged into the new municipality ofGoeree-Overflakkee . On 1 January 2014 the municipalities ofBoskoop andRijnwoude were merged into the existing municipality ofAlphen aan den Rijn . On 1 January 2015 the municipalities ofBergambacht ,Nederlek ,Ouderkerk ,Schoonhoven andVlist were merged intoKrimpenerwaard . On 1 January 2015 the municipalities ofBernisse andSpijkenisse were merged intoNissewaard . On 1 January 2019 the municipalities ofBinnenmaas ,Cromstrijen ,Korendijk ,Oud-Beijerland andStrijen were merged intoHoeksche Waard . On 1 January 2019 the municipalities ofGiessenlanden andMolenwaard were merged into the new municipality ofMolenlanden . On 1 January 2019 the municipality ofNoordwijkerhout was merged into the existing municipality ofNoordwijk . On 1 January 2019 the municipalities ofLeerdam ,Zederik andVianen (Utrecht) were merged into the new municipality ofVijfheerenlanden . This municipality was added to the province ofUtrecht . On 1 January 2023 the municipalities ofBrielle ,Hellevoetsluis andWestvoorne were merged into the new municipality ofVoorne aan Zee .
