Almere

Summary

Almere is a city^[1]. Almere has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Geography

Almere is in the country of Netherlands^[4]. Almere is located in Flevoland^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Markermeer^[5], an artificial lake^[28], in Netherlands^[29]; IJmeer^[6], a lake^[30], in Netherlands^[31]; and Gooimeer^[7], 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^[9], cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[10], municipality of the Netherlands^[11], and big city^[12].

History and Context

1976 marks the founding of Almere^[41]. Almere is named after Almere^[23].

Why It Matters

Almere has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Almere is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]