Rotterdam

Stairtin as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam haes grown intae a major internaitional commercial centre. Its strategic location at the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta on the North Sea an at the hert o a massive rail, road, air an inland watterwey distribution seestem extendin throughoot Europe means that Rotterdam can richtly be cried the gatewey tae Europe.

Rotterdam
Ceety an Municipality
Rotterdam skyline bi nicht wi the Erasmus Brig (left) athort the Nieuwe Maas in 2012
Banner Coat airms
Eik-name(s):  Rotown, Roffa, Rotjeknor
Motto(s):  Sterker door strijd (Stranger through struggle)
Location in Sooth Holland
Coordinates: 51°55′N 4°30′E / 51.917°N 4.500°E / 51.917; 4.500 4°30′E / 51.917°N 4.500°E / 51.917; 4.500
Kintra	Netherlands
Province	Sooth Holland
Boroughs	14 Destricts Centrum Charlois Delfshaven Feijenoord Hillegersberg-Schiebroek Hoogvliet Huik o Holland IJsselmonde Kralingen-Crooswijk Noord Overschie Pernis Prins Alexander Rozenburg
Govrenment
• Bodi	Municipal council
• Mayor	Ahmed Aboutaleb (PvdA)
• Aldermen	List of aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Alexandra van Huffelen Hugo de Jonge Antoinette Laan Korrie Louwes Marco Florijn Hamit Karakus Richard Moti
Area
• Municipality	325.79 km2 (125.79 sq mi)
• Laund	208.80 km2 (80.62 sq mi)
• Water	116.99 km2 (45.17 sq mi)
• Randstad	3043 km2 (1,175 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (Municipality, Januar 2021; Urban an Metro, Mey 2014; Randstad, 2011)
• Municipality	651,631
• Density	3121/km2 (8,080/sq mi)
• Urban	1,015,215
• Metro	1,181,284
• Metropolitan region	2261844
• Randstad	6979500
Demonym(s)	Rotterdammer
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	3000–3099
Aurie code	010
Website	www.rotterdam.nl

Rotterdam haes the follaein ceety an port connections throughoot the warld:

• 14 sister ceeties
• 13 pairtner ceeties
• 4 sister ports

The Breetish baund The Beautiful South recordit a sang named efter this region.

Twin touns – sister ceeties

Rotterdam is twinned wi:

Pairtner ceeties

Sister ports