Coat of arms of North Brabant

North Brabant

(Noord-Brabant · شمال برابنت · Северен Брабант)

Province of the Netherlands

Capital: 's-Hertogenbosch

2 644 967
Population
5 083 km²
Area

Cities & Towns

1250 places total

North Brabant covers 5 083 km². The provincial capital is 's-Hertogenbosch.The province has a population of 2 644 967, with a density of 520 people per km². The largest city by population is Eindhoven (235 923 residents).

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North Brabant in the Netherlands

North Brabant in the Netherlands

Location within the Netherlands

North Brabant outline

North Brabant outline

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Postcodes

201 postcodes

North Brabant has 201 postcode areas covering 11 249 km² with 3 409 buildings. North Brabant uses the prefixes 5 / 4 / 6 / 2 - postcodes in North Brabant start with 5xxx, 4xxx, 6xxx, 2xxx (these zones). The postcode with the most buildings is 2387 (Baarle-Nassau) (375 buildings).

201
Total postcodes
3 409
Buildings
11 249 km²
Total area
12
Avg. buildings
40.8 km²
Avg. area
2 772
Places covered
4
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Top postcodes by population

# Code / Name Population Area Buildings
1 5657BA Eindhoven 209 199 79.25 km² 17 View →
2 5708JR Helmond 83 077 50.21 km² 25 View →
3 4613RE Bergen op Zoom 40 395 72.58 km² 20 View →
4 5282HK Boxtel 26 040 70.33 km² 74 View →
5 5231EK 21 842 1.87 km² 22 View →
6 5216VV 21 398 1.83 km² 23 View →
7 5581VV Aalst 16 885 22.67 km² 14 View →
8 5721NC Asten 13 214 71.35 km² 16 View →
9 5711TP Someren 9 804 47.53 km² 13 View →
10 5591TA Heeze 9 775 76.07 km² 13 View →

Postal Services in North Brabant

North Brabant has 2967 postal facilities 115 Post Offices, 2560 Post Boxes, 292 Parcel Lockers.

Post Boxes 2 560 across North Brabant

Post Offices

Bruna 57 locations
PostNL 36 locations
bpost 3 locations
UPS 3 locations
Postnl 3 locations
NextBikeParts 3 locations
Tuincentrum Schel 2 locations
Shoeby 2 locations
Plus Korner 2 locations
Homerr;UPS;DHL;GLS;DHL EXPRESS;MONDIAL RELAY;DPD;TRING-IT;Wish Pick Up 2 locations
DHL 2 locations

Parcel Lockers

PostNL 217 locations
Unknown 24 locations
DHL 11 locations
DPD 8 locations
Budbee 7 locations
de Buren 5 locations
bol.com 3 locations
Postnl 3 locations
Mondial Relay 3 locations
DHL Parcel 3 locations
Statiegeld Retourshop;Vinted GO 2 locations
PostNL, GLS 2 locations
Pakketkluis De Buren Supermarkt 2 locations
Pakketkluis De Buren Leurse Dijk 2 locations

Transport

60 lines across 139 routes

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Lines by mode

bus 60 lines

Network totals

Lines 60
Routes 139
Network length 2565.3 km
Operators 4
Longest line 156: 162.9 km
Most stops 156: 146 stops

North Brabant has a public transport network of 2565.3 km with 60 transit lines and 139 routes. It is served by 4 operators.

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Population & Building Density

By municipality

Province summary

Hover over a municipality to see its density figures.

▲ Most dense
Eindhoven
2639 /km²
▽ Least dense
Baarle-Nassau
87 /km²
▲ Largest
Eindhoven
235 923 residents
▽ Smallest
Baarle-Nassau
6 650 residents

Municipalities by population density

# Municipality Population Pop/km² Buildings Bld/km² Area km²
1 Eindhoven 235 923 2639 /km² 153 385 1716 /km² 89.372 km²
2 Tilburg 221 216 1721 /km² 140 803 1096 /km² 128.4753 km²
3 Helmond 90 609 1654 /km² 61 894 1130 /km² 54.7586 km²
4 Breda 208 678 1621 /km² 111 170 863 /km² 128.6942 km²
5 's-Hertogenbosch 166 674 1414 /km² 96 436 818 /km² 117.8352 km²
6 Veldhoven 44 839 1406 /km² 33 842 1061 /km² 31.8884 km²
7 Geldrop-Mierlo 39 260 1250 /km² 30 425 969 /km² 31.3902 km²
8 Dongen 25 500 857 /km² 21 889 735 /km² 29.7435 km²
9 Best 29 180 842 /km² 22 613 652 /km² 34.6574 km²
10 Etten-Leur 43 027 769 /km² 32 868 587 /km² 55.9289 km²
11 Oss 131 029 766 /km² 72 452 423 /km² 170.9459 km²
12 Oosterhout 54 608 747 /km² 40 601 555 /km² 73.0957 km²
13 Waalre 16 885 744 /km² 13 902 613 /km² 22.6661 km²
14 Geertruidenberg 21 495 725 /km² 16 913 570 /km² 29.6436 km²
15 Roosendaal 77 316 721 /km² 53 471 498 /km² 107.1712 km²
16 Bergen op Zoom 66 164 710 /km² 45 550 489 /km² 93.132 km²
17 Waalwijk 47 400 700 /km² 37 447 553 /km² 67.6555 km²
18 Nuenen c.a. 22 860 673 /km² 18 851 555 /km² 33.9471 km²
19 Son en Breugel 16 626 627 /km² 13 807 520 /km² 26.5104 km²
20 Valkenswaard 30 512 539 /km² 23 410 414 /km² 56.5143 km²
21 Heusden 43 740 538 /km² 36 073 444 /km² 81.2306 km²
22 Goirle 23 275 536 /km² 17 774 409 /km² 43.3833 km²
23 Vught 30 950 506 /km² 22 947 375 /km² 61.1246 km²
24 Sint-Michielsgestel 28 575 481 /km² 22 259 375 /km² 59.3444 km²
25 Boxtel 33 045 469 /km² 23 546 334 /km² 70.326 km²
26 Loon op Zand 23 093 455 /km² 18 266 360 /km² 50.7181 km²
27 Meierijstad 79 920 430 /km² 66 094 356 /km² 185.5424 km²
28 Maashorst 58 625 424 /km² 46 404 335 /km² 138.2568 km²
29 Woensdrecht 38 136 414 /km² 23 282 253 /km² 91.9704 km²
30 Gilze en Rijen 26 215 399 /km² 23 479 357 /km² 65.6717 km²
31 Halderberge 29 897 397 /km² 25 830 343 /km² 75.2216 km²
32 Oisterwijk 31 934 392 /km² 27 208 334 /km² 81.4712 km²
33 Laarbeek 21 950 390 /km² 20 364 362 /km² 56.1726 km²
34 Rucphen 22 330 346 /km² 22 345 346 /km² 64.4777 km²
35 Bernheze 30 665 339 /km² 27 022 298 /km² 90.4284 km²
36 Boekel 10 510 304 /km² 9 330 270 /km² 34.5205 km²
37 Bladel 21 013 277 /km² 18 223 240 /km² 75.6455 km²
38 Deurne 32 138 271 /km² 29 240 247 /km² 118.3473 km²
39 Land van Cuijk 94 401 268 /km² 75 561 214 /km² 351.9212 km²
40 Cranendonck 20 337 260 /km² 17 997 230 /km² 78.0549 km²
41 Gemert-Bakel 30 666 248 /km² 28 176 228 /km² 123.3528 km²
42 Altena 55 528 245 /km² 49 351 217 /km² 226.6781 km²
43 Asten 16 714 234 /km² 15 417 216 /km² 71.3457 km²
44 Someren 19 030 233 /km² 18 509 227 /km² 81.5071 km²
45 Oirschot 23 554 229 /km² 17 336 168 /km² 102.8568 km²
46 Drimmelen 27 044 226 /km² 23 322 195 /km² 119.4426 km²
47 Eersel 18 550 222 /km² 17 888 214 /km² 83.3332 km²
48 Moerdijk 37 715 204 /km² 31 786 172 /km² 184.0436 km²
49 Bergeijk 18 342 180 /km² 18 286 179 /km² 101.7522 km²
50 Zundert 21 650 178 /km² 22 407 184 /km² 121.2167 km²
51 Reusel-De Mierden 12 912 164 /km² 12 823 163 /km² 78.6547 km²
52 Hilvarenbeek 15 265 158 /km² 14 768 153 /km² 96.5181 km²
53 Steenbergen 24 757 155 /km² 21 080 132 /km² 159.1524 km²
54 Heeze-Leende 16 220 154 /km² 14 018 133 /km² 105.0537 km²
55 Alphen-Chaam 9 820 105 /km² 11 051 118 /km² 93.5252 km²
56 Baarle-Nassau 6 650 87 /km² 9 495 124 /km² 76.2929 km²

Symbols

Official symbols

The official symbols of North Brabant include the coat of arms and flag, both of which appear on government documents and are recognised across the Netherlands.

Province Rankings

Compared to all 12 provinces

North Brabant ranks 3th by population (of 12), 3th by area (of 12), 5th by population density (of 12) among the 12 provinces of the Netherlands.

Population
3rd of 12
2 644 967
Area
3rd of 12
5 083 km²
Pop. density
5th of 12
520 /km²
Buildings
1st of 12
1 940 686
Bld. density
3rd of 12
382 /km²
Postcodes
5th of 12
413

Neighbouring Provinces

4 bordering provinces

North Brabant borders 4 provinces: Gelderland (canton.direction_ne), Limburg (canton.direction_se), Zeeland (canton.direction_w), Zuid-Holland (canton.direction_nw).

Nature Areas

4 parks and nature reserves

North Brabant contains 4 protected nature areas: De Biesbosch, Grenspark Kalmthoutse Heide, De Groote Peel, Van Gogh.

Frequently Asked Questions about North Brabant

Quick answers about this province
What is the capital of North Brabant?

The provincial capital of North Brabant is 's-Hertogenbosch with a population of 115 903.

How many people live in North Brabant?

North Brabant has a population of 2 644 967, spread across 5 083 km².

How large is North Brabant?

North Brabant covers an area of 5 083 km² (approximately 1 962 square miles).

Is North Brabant a province or a city?

North Brabant is one of the 12 provinces of the Netherlands, covering a defined administrative region. Its provincial capital is 's-Hertogenbosch.

What postcodes are in North Brabant?

North Brabant has 201 postcode areas. Postcodes in North Brabant use the prefix 5, 4, 6, 2.