Utrecht (agglomeration)
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The city of Utrecht and the surrounding cities, villages, and townships form an agglomeration in the middle of The Netherlands. It is located entirely in the province of Utrecht, and is the eastern part of so-called North Wing the larger Randstad urban area.
The agglomeration has a population of about 580,000 people (a rough estimate based on data collected in 2001-2004). The following towns are commonly recognized as part of the agglomeration:
| Town | Population |
|---|---|
| Utrecht (including De Uithof and Vleuten-de Meern) | 282,000 (as of 2004) |
| Nieuwegein | 62,151 (as of 2003) |
| Zeist | 52,089 (as of 2003) |
| Houten | 44,417 (as of 2005) |
| Maarssen | 40,075 (as of 2003) |
| IJsselstein | 33,275 (as of 2003) |
| Bilthoven[1] | 22,165 (as of 2003) |
| Driebergen-Rijsenburg | 18,571 (as of 2003) |
| Vianen | 16,190 (as of 2003) |
| De Bilt | 10,393 (as of 2003) |
| Bunnik | 6,700 (as of 2001) |
| Odijk[2] | 5,030 (as of 2001) |
In the 1970s and 1980s, large residential areas were built in Maarssen and Zeist, as well as in the new town Nieuwegein. In the 1990s, construction of new houses was concentrated in the new town Houten and in the Leidsche Rijn neighbourhood.
