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Administration

Full name

Amstelveen

Official name

Amstelveen

Settlement type

Municipality

Country

Netherlands

Province

North Holland

Geography

Total Area

17 sq mi (44.05 km2)

Land Area

16 sq mi (41.56 km2)

Water Area

1 sq mi (2.49 km2)

Demography

Total Population

78980 (26 January 2009)

Density (pop.)

1903/km² (4928.8/sq mi)

Other information

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

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is a suburban municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam. The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the following villages and/or districts: Amstelveen, Bovenkerk, Westwijk, Bankras-Kostverloren, Groenelaan, Waardhuizen, Randwijk, Elsrijk, Keizer Karelpark, Nes aan de Amstel, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (partly). The name Amstelveen comes from 'Amstel', a local river, and 'veen', meaning fen, peat, or moor.

KLM has its headquarters in Amstelveen. In addition Amstelveen has the international headquarters of one of the Big Four auditors, KPMG.