Randstad

The Randstad is a conurbation in the western Netherlands. It covers the provinces of North Holland, South Holland, Flevoland and Utrecht. Big cities in the Randstad are Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, Den Haag, Delft, Rotterdam, Dordrecht, Gouda, Utrecht, Hilversum and Almere. The term Randstad was first used by Albert Plesman, the founder of KLM. When he looked at it from the air, he saw that cities nearly form a circle. The Randstad covers about 20% of the area of the Netherlands. More than 40% of the population of the Netherlands live there. The cities in the Randstad are between 26 kilometres (16 mi) (Den Haag - Rotterdam) and 77 kilometres (48 mi) (Amsterdam - Rotterdam) apart. In the center is an area known as Groene Hart. Relatively few people live there.

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Randstad Media

Bubble map showing the population sizes of larger towns and cities in the Randstad circa 2012
Bord d'un canal à Amsterdam, Hollande
De Zuidas gezien naar het zuiden, april 2018; in het midden het hoofdkantoor van ABN Amro
Binnenhof and behind the Skyline of The Hague, Province of South Holland, Netherlands
View from the Euromast to the South Cape, Rotterdam, Province of South Holland, Netherlands
A RandstadRail LRV between Zoetermeer and The Hague