Heerlen, Limburg

Heerlen: Municipality in the Netherlands

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Quick Facts about Heerlen

Population : 86,832
Country : Netherlands
State : Limburg (Netherlands)
County : Gemeente Heerlen
Postal code : 6400–6433
Phone Area Codes : 045
Area : 45.53 km2
Water as percent of area : 1.12%
Land as percent of area : 98.88%
Altitude : 371 feet / 113 meters
Time Zone : UTC+01:00
Local time : 12:54:10 (6th December 2025)

Geography

Heerlen is located at 50°53'1"N 5°58'54"E (50.8836500, 5.9815400). It has 6 neighbors: Voerendaal, Simpelveld, Schinnen, Nuth, Kerkrade and Brunssum.

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Heerlen has 6 neighbours.

  • Voerendaal municipality in the Netherlands
  • Simpelveld municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands
  • Schinnen former municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands
  • Nuth former municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands
  • Kerkrade municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands
  • Brunssum municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1815 3,451 - census
1830 4,140 16.64% census
1840 4,336 4.52% census
1849 4,539 4.47% census
1859 4,811 5.65% census
1869 4,894 1.7% census
1879 5,105 4.13% census
1889 5,350 4.58% census
1899 6,312 15.24% census
1909 11,021 42.73% census
1920 32,263 65.84% census
1930 46,917 31.23% census
1947 56,335 16.72% census
1960 72,428 22.22% census
1971 74,729 3.08% census
1980 71,435 -4.61% census
1990 94,344 24.28% census
2000 95,149 0.85% census
2010 89,212 -6.65% census
2015 87,086 -2.44% demographic balance
2017 86,833 -0.29% census
2018 86,762 -0.08% resident registration
2019 86,832 0.08% resident registration

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