Randstad

Summary

Randstad is a conurbation^[1]. Randstad ranks in the top 7% of conurbation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (819 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Randstad is located in North Holland^[3].
• Randstad is located in South Holland^[4].
• Randstad is located in Utrecht^[5].
• Randstad is located in Flevoland^[6].
• Randstad is in the country of Netherlands^[7].
• Randstad's image is recorded as Zuidas by night, Amsterdam.jpg^[8].
• Randstad's instance of is recorded as conurbation^[9].
• Randstad's instance of is recorded as metropolitan area^[10].
• Randstad's instance of is recorded as polycentric metropolitan area^[11].
• Randstad's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 248966800^[12].
• Randstad's GND ID is recorded as 4048394-0^[13].
• Randstad's locator map image is recorded as Randstad.png^[14].
• Randstad's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14526361g^[15].
• Randstad's Commons category is recorded as Randstad (conurbation)^[16].
• Randstad's has part is recorded as Amsterdam^[17].
• Randstad's has part is recorded as Rotterdam^[18].
• Randstad's has part is recorded as The Hague^[19].
• Randstad's has part is recorded as Utrecht^[20].
• Randstad's has part is recorded as Almere^[21].
• Randstad's has part is recorded as Haarlem^[22].
• Randstad's has part is recorded as Haarlemmermeer^[23].
• Randstad's has part is recorded as Zaanstad^[24].
• Randstad's has part is recorded as Zoetermeer^[25].
• Randstad's has part is recorded as Leiden^[26].
• Randstad's has part is recorded as Dordrecht^[27].

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Geography

Randstad is in the country of Netherlands^[7]. Located in include North Holland^[3], a province of the Netherlands^[28], in Netherlands^[29], founded in 1840^[30]; South Holland^[4], a province of the Netherlands^[31], in Netherlands^[32], founded in 1840^[33]; Utrecht^[5], a province of the Netherlands^[34], in Netherlands^[35]; and Flevoland^[6], a province of the Netherlands^[36], in Netherlands^[37], founded in 1986^[38].

Physical Characteristics

Randstad's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11372.15'}^[39]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8400000'}^[40] and {'amount': '+6787000'}^[41].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include conurbation^[9], metropolitan area^[10], and polycentric metropolitan area^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Randstad include Randstad N.V.^[42], a recruitment agency^[43], in Netherlands^[44], founded in 1960^[45], headquartered in Diemen^[46].

Why It Matters

Randstad ranks in the top 7% of conurbation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (819 views/month).^[2] Randstad has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Randstad is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Randstad include Randstad N.V.^[42], a recruitment agency^[43], in Netherlands^[44], founded in 1960^[45], headquartered in Diemen^[46].