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Stadsdeel Centrum is a deelgemeente
Deelgemeente
A deelgemeente is a subdivision of a gemeente in Belgium and the Netherlands.-Belgium:...

 of the municipality of Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

, North-Holland, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. This stadsdeel
Stadsdeel
A stadsdeel is the name used for city districts in some of the larger municipalities of the Netherlands.Amsterdam calls 7 of its 8 deelgemeenten stadsdeel...

 was founded in 2002. Prior to 2002 it was managed by the local government of Amsterdam. This part of the city has 81,100 inhabitants and has a surface of 8.04 square kilometres (of which is 0.22 km2 water)

Neighborhoods in stadsdeel Centrum

  • Burgwallen Oude Zijde
    Burgwallen Oude Zijde
    Burgwallen Oude Zijde is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands....

  • Burgwallen Nieuwe Zijde
    Burgwallen Nieuwe Zijde
    Burgwallen Nieuwe Zijde is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands....

  • Grachtengordel
    Grachtengordel (Amsterdam)
    Grachtengordel is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam, located in the center of Amsterdam, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in August 2010...

    -West
  • Grachtengordel
    Grachtengordel (Amsterdam)
    Grachtengordel is a neighborhood in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The seventeenth-century canals of Amsterdam, located in the center of Amsterdam, was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in August 2010...

    -Zuid
  • Nieuwmarkt
    Nieuwmarkt
    Nieuwmarkt is a square in the centre of the Dutch capital Amsterdam. The surrounding area is known as the Nieuwmarktbuurt ....

     en Lastage
    Lastage
    Lastage is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands....

  • Westelijke Eilanden
    Westelijke Eilanden (Amsterdam)
    Westelijke Eilanden is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands....

     en Gouden Reael
    Gouden Reael
    The Gouden Reael is a district of the city of Amsterdam in The Netherlands.A 'Gouden Reael' was a Spanish coin from the 16th century. The birth house of Laurens Reael , third Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, had a golden real on its signpost or gable stone, from which the family took its...

  • Haarlemmerbuurt
    Haarlemmerbuurt (Amsterdam)
    Haarlemmerbuurt is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands....

  • Jordaan
    Jordaan
    The Jordaan is a district of the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The area is bordered by the Lijnbaansgracht canal to the west, the Prinsengracht to the east, the Brouwersgracht to the north and the Leidsegracht to the south...

  • Weteringschans
  • Weesperbuurt en Plantage
    Plantage (Amsterdam)
    Plantage is a neighborhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. More information about the neighborhood: ....

  • Oostelijke Eilanden
    Oostelijke Eilanden
    Oostelijke Eilanden is a neighborhood in the centre of Amsterdam, Netherlands, consisting of Kattenburg, Wittenburg, and Oostenburg. Notable buildings include the Oosterkerk and 's Lands Zeemagazijn....

     en Kadijken

Dayly governing board

Since 2010 is Jeanine van Pinxteren (Groenlinks) the stadsdeel president. Between 2006 and 2010 was Els Iping
Els Iping
Els Iping is a Dutch politician. As of 2007, Eping was the chairman of the local council of Amsterdam's central district.-References:...

 (PvdA
Labour Party (Netherlands)
The Labour Party , is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. Since the 2003 Dutch General Election, the PvdA has been the second largest political party in the Netherlands. The PvdA was a coalition member in the fourth Balkenende cabinet following 22 February 2007...

) stadsdeel president. She succeeded Anne Lize van der Stoel (VVD).

Stadsdeel council

The council was founded in 2002, with the deelgemeente. The number of council members was set at 27, but in 2006 it was raised with 2 till 29.
Deelraad seats
Party 2002 2006 2010
PvdA
Labour Party (Netherlands)
The Labour Party , is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. Since the 2003 Dutch General Election, the PvdA has been the second largest political party in the Netherlands. The PvdA was a coalition member in the fourth Balkenende cabinet following 22 February 2007...

7 7 5
VVD
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...

7 6 6
Groenlinks 6 6 8
SP
Socialist Party (Netherlands)
The Socialist Party is a democratic socialist political party in the Netherlands. After the 2006 general election, the Socialist Party became one of the major parties of the Netherlands with 25 seats of 150, an increase of 16 seats. The party was in opposition against the fourth Balkenende cabinet...

5 3
D66
Democrats 66
Democrats 66 is a progressive and social-liberal political party in the Netherlands. D66 was formed in 1966 by a group of politically unaligned, young intellectuals, led by journalist Hans van Mierlo. The party's main objective was to democratise the political system; it proposed to create an...

3 2 7
AA/DG 2 2
Opheffen.nu
1
CDA 1
Mokum Mobiel 1
Totaal 27 29 29


The underlined numbers form the coalition.

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