Urban districts of the Netherlands

A stadsdeel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈstɑdzdeːl]; pl. stadsdelen; lit. city part) is the name used for urban or municipality districts in some of the larger municipalities of the Netherlands.

Amsterdam calls 7 of its 8 deelgemeenten stadsdeel. They form a level of government, both executive (stadsdeelwethouders) and legislative (Stadsdeelraad, a council elected by the inhabitants), and can therefore be regarded as boroughs or wards. Until 2010, Amsterdam had 15 deelgemeenten, but the number has been decreased to eight.^[1]

Eindhoven's stadsdelen correspond to the former municipalities that fused into that of Eindhoven in 1920; their use to subdivide Eindhoven is standard on traffic signs and in official documents and publications, but they have no political or administrative independence.

References

^ "Amsterdam.nl - 1 Amsterdam, 7 stadsdelen". Archived from the original on 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2011-11-06.

Decentral government in the Netherlands

Province	Municipality	Special municipality
Provincial executive (Gedeputeerde Staten) King's commissioner (commissaris van de Koning) Provincial deputies (gedeputeerden) Provincial council (Provinciale Staten)	Municipal executive (college van burgemeester en wethouders) Mayor (burgemeester) Aldermen (wethouders) Municipal council (gemeenteraad)	Executive council (bestuurscollege) Lieutenant governor (gezaghebber) Island commissioners (eilandgedeputeerden) Island council (eilandsraad)