COROP
A COROP region is a division of the Netherlands for statistical purposes, used by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), among others. The Dutch abbreviation stands for Coördinatiecommissie Regionaal Onderzoeksprogramma (Coordination Commission Regional Research Programme), the name of the commission that designed the division in 1971. There are 40 COROP regions. Two provinces, Flevoland and Utrecht, each form a single COROP region; every other COROP region lies within one province and consists of a group of municipalities. These divisions are also used in the EU designation as NUTS 3.
Design and use
[edit]The division was drawn up according to the nodal principle: each COROP region has a central core, such as a city, together with its surrounding catchment area, taking existing commuting patterns into account. Because the boundaries of the COROP regions follow provincial borders, this principle is not always fully respected.
For statistics to remain comparable over time, it is important that the division is not changed too often. The COROP division has therefore barely changed since 1971, although many of the municipalities within it have since merged.
List of municipalities by COROP region
[edit]Northern Netherlands
[edit]Groningen province
[edit]| COROP region | Municipalities |
|---|---|
| East Groningen (Oost-Groningen) | Oldambt, Pekela, Stadskanaal, Veendam, Westerwolde |
| Greater Delfzijl (Delfzijl en omgeving) | Eemsdelta |
| Rest of Groningen (Overig Groningen) | Groningen, Het Hogeland, Midden-Groningen, Westerkwartier |
Friesland province
[edit]| COROP region | Municipalities |
|---|---|
| North Friesland (Noord-Friesland) | Achtkarspelen, Ameland, Dantumadiel, Harlingen, Leeuwarden, Noardeast-Fryslân, Schiermonnikoog, Terschelling, Tietjerksteradeel, Vlieland, Waadhoeke |
| South West Friesland (Zuidwest-Friesland) | De Fryske Marren, Súdwest-Fryslân |
| South East Friesland (Zuidoost-Friesland) | Heerenveen, Ooststellingwerf, Opsterland, Smallingerland, Weststellingwerf |
Drenthe province
[edit]| COROP region | Municipalities |
|---|---|
| North Drenthe (Noord-Drenthe) | Aa en Hunze, Assen, Midden-Drenthe, Noordenveld, Tynaarlo |
| South West Drenthe (Zuidwest-Drenthe) | Hoogeveen, Meppel, Westerveld, De Wolden |
| South East Drenthe (Zuidoost-Drenthe) | Borger-Odoorn, Coevorden, Emmen |
Eastern Netherlands
[edit]Overijssel province
[edit]| COROP region | Municipalities |
|---|---|
| North Overijssel (Noord-Overijssel) | Dalfsen, Hardenberg, Kampen, Ommen, Staphorst, Steenwijkerland, Zwartewaterland, Zwolle |
| South West Overijssel (Zuidwest-Overijssel) | Deventer, Olst-Wijhe, Raalte |
| Twente | Almelo, Borne, Dinkelland, Enschede, Haaksbergen, Hellendoorn, Hengelo, Hof van Twente, Losser, Oldenzaal, Rijssen-Holten, Tubbergen, Twenterand, Wierden |
Gelderland province
[edit]| COROP region | Municipalities |
|---|---|
| Veluwe | Apeldoorn, Barneveld, Ede, Elburg, Epe, Ermelo, Harderwijk, Hattem, Heerde, Nijkerk, Nunspeet, Oldebroek, Putten, Scherpenzeel, Voorst, Wageningen |
| South West Gelderland (Zuidwest-Gelderland) | Buren, Culemborg, Maasdriel, Neder-Betuwe, Tiel, West Betuwe, West Maas en Waal, Zaltbommel |
| Achterhoek | Aalten, Berkelland, Bronckhorst, Brummen, Doetinchem, Lochem, Montferland, Oost Gelre, Oude IJsselstreek, Winterswijk, Zutphen |
| Arnhem & Nijmegen | Arnhem, Berg en Dal, Beuningen, Doesburg, Druten, Duiven, Heumen, Lingewaard, Nijmegen, Overbetuwe, Renkum, Rheden, Rozendaal, Westervoort, Wijchen, Zevenaar |
Flevoland province
[edit]| COROP region | Municipalities |
|---|---|
| Flevoland | Almere, Dronten, Lelystad, Noordoostpolder, Urk, Zeewolde |
Western Netherlands
[edit]Utrecht province
[edit]| COROP region | Municipalities |
|---|---|
| Utrecht | Amersfoort, Baarn, De Bilt, Bunnik, Bunschoten, Eemnes, Houten, IJsselstein, Leusden, Lopik, Montfoort, Nieuwegein, Oudewater, Renswoude, Rhenen, De Ronde Venen, Soest, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Veenendaal, Vijfheerenlanden, Wijk bij Duurstede, Woerden, Woudenberg, Zeist |
North Holland province
[edit]| COROP region | Municipalities |
|---|---|
| Kop van North Holland (Kop van Noord-Holland) | Den Helder, Drechterland, Enkhuizen, Hollands Kroon, Hoorn, Koggenland, Medemblik, Opmeer, Schagen, Stede Broec, Texel |
| Alkmaar agglomeration (Alkmaar en omgeving) | Alkmaar, Bergen, Dijk en Waard, Heiloo |
| IJmond | Beverwijk, Castricum, Heemskerk, Uitgeest, Velsen |
| Haarlem agglomeration (Agglomeratie Haarlem) | Bloemendaal, Haarlem, Heemstede, Zandvoort |
| Zaanstreek | Wormerland, Zaanstad |
| Greater Amsterdam (Groot-Amsterdam) | Aalsmeer, Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Diemen, Edam-Volendam, Haarlemmermeer, Landsmeer, Oostzaan, Ouder-Amstel, Purmerend, Uithoorn, Waterland |
| Het Gooi & Vechtstreek | Blaricum, Gooise Meren, Hilversum, Huizen, Laren, Weesp, Wijdemeren |
South Holland province
[edit]| COROP region | Municipalities |
|---|---|
| Leiden & Bollenstreek | Hillegom, Kaag en Braassem, Katwijk, Leiden, Leiderdorp, Lisse, Noordwijk, Oegstgeest, Teylingen, Voorschoten, Zoeterwoude |
| Greater The Hague (Agglomeratie 's-Gravenhage) | The Hague, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Rijswijk, Wassenaar, Zoetermeer |
| Delft & Westland | Delft, Midden-Delfland, Westland |
| East South Holland (Oost-Zuid-Holland) | Alphen aan den Rijn, Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Gouda, Krimpenerwaard, Nieuwkoop, Waddinxveen |
| Greater Rijnmond | Albrandswaard, Barendrecht, Brielle, Capelle aan den IJssel, Goeree-Overflakkee, Hellevoetsluis, Hoeksche Waard, Krimpen aan den IJssel, Lansingerland, Maassluis, Nissewaard, Ridderkerk, Rotterdam, Schiedam, Vlaardingen, Westvoorne, Zuidplas |
| South East South Holland (Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland) | Alblasserdam, Dordrecht, Gorinchem, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Molenlanden, Papendrecht, Sliedrecht, Zwijndrecht |
Zeeland province
[edit]| COROP region | Municipalities |
|---|---|
| Zeelandic Flanders (Zeeuws-Vlaanderen) | Hulst, Sluis, Terneuzen |
| Rest of Zeeland (Overig Zeeland) | Borsele, Goes, Kapelle, Middelburg, Noord-Beveland, Reimerswaal, Schouwen-Duiveland, Tholen, Veere, Vlissingen |
Southern Netherlands
[edit]North Brabant province
[edit]| COROP region | Municipalities |
|---|---|
| West North Brabant (West-Noord-Brabant) | Bergen op Zoom, Breda, Drimmelen, Etten-Leur, Geertruidenberg, Halderberge, Moerdijk, Oosterhout, Roosendaal, Rucphen, Steenbergen, Woensdrecht, Zundert |
| Mid North Brabant (Midden-Noord-Brabant) | Alphen-Chaam, Altena, Baarle-Nassau, Dongen, Gilze en Rijen, Goirle, Hilvarenbeek, Loon op Zand, Oisterwijk, Tilburg, Waalwijk |
| North East North Brabant (Noordoost-Noord-Brabant) | Bernheze, Boekel, Boxtel, 's-Hertogenbosch, Heusden, Land van Cuijk, Maashorst, Meierijstad, Oss, Sint-Michielsgestel, Vught |
| South East North Brabant (Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant) | Asten, Bergeijk, Best, Bladel, Cranendonck, Deurne, Eersel, Eindhoven, Geldrop-Mierlo, Gemert-Bakel, Heeze-Leende, Helmond, Laarbeek, Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, Oirschot, Reusel-De Mierden, Someren, Son en Breugel, Valkenswaard, Veldhoven, Waalre |
Limburg province
[edit]| COROP region | Municipalities |
|---|---|
| North Limburg (Noord-Limburg) | Beesel, Bergen, Gennep, Horst aan de Maas, Mook en Middelaar, Peel en Maas, Venlo, Venray |
| Mid Limburg (Midden-Limburg) | Echt-Susteren, Leudal, Maasgouw, Nederweert, Roerdalen, Roermond, Weert |
| South Limburg (Zuid-Limburg) | Beek, Beekdaelen, Brunssum, Eijsden-Margraten, Gulpen-Wittem, Heerlen, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Maastricht, Meerssen, Simpelveld, Sittard-Geleen, Stein, Vaals, Valkenburg aan de Geul, Voerendaal |
See also
[edit]- Indeling van Nederland in 40 COROP-gebieden per 01-01-2017 (kaart), website CBS
- COROP-indeling per 01-01-2012 (kaart), website CBS
- COROP-indeling per 01-01-2012 (tekst), website CBS