Almere

Summary

Almere is a city^[1]. Almere ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,118 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Almere was a member of Q140289762^[3].
• Almere is located in Flevoland^[4].
• Almere is in the country of Netherlands^[5].
• Almere is on the body of water Markermeer^[6].
• Almere is on the body of water IJmeer^[7].
• Almere is on the body of water Gooimeer^[8].
• Almere's head of government is recorded as Franc Weerwind^[9].
• Almere's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Almere's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[11].
• Almere's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Netherlands^[12].
• Almere's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Almere's shares border with is recorded as Blaricum^[14].
• Almere's shares border with is recorded as Edam-Volendam^[15].
• Almere's shares border with is recorded as Huizen^[16].
• Almere's shares border with is recorded as Waterland^[17].
• Almere's shares border with is recorded as Zeewolde^[18].
• Almere's shares border with is recorded as Lelystad^[19].
• Almere's shares border with is recorded as Gooise Meren^[20].
• Almere's shares border with is recorded as Hoorn^[21].
• Almere's shares border with is recorded as Amsterdam^[22].
• Almere's shares border with is recorded as Muiden^[23].
• Almere is named after Almere^[24].
• Almere's headquarters location is recorded as Almere^[25].
• Almere's flag is recorded as flag of Almere^[26].
• Almere's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kumasi^[27].

Body

Geography

Almere is in the country of Netherlands^[5]. Almere is located in Flevoland^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Markermeer^[6], an artificial lake^[28], in Netherlands^[29]; IJmeer^[7], a lake^[30], in Netherlands^[31]; and Gooimeer^[8], a lake^[32], in Netherlands^[33]. Almere is part of Flevoland^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+198315'}^[35], {'amount': '+200914'}^[36], {'amount': '+203990'}^[37], {'amount': '+207904'}^[38], {'amount': '+78100'}^[39], and {'amount': '+150398'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[10], cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[11], municipality of the Netherlands^[12], and big city^[13].

History and Context

1976 marks the founding of Almere^[41]. Almere is named after Almere^[24].

Why It Matters

Almere ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,118 views/month).^[2] Almere has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Almere is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]