Amsterdam-West

Amsterdam-West
Borough of Amsterdam
Kattensloot in 2009
Brandmark
Location in Amsterdam
Coordinates: 52°22′30″N 4°52′00″E / 52.37500°N 4.86667°E / 52.37500; 4.86667
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Amsterdam
Area
• Total	9.89 km2 (3.82 sq mi)
Population
• Total	148,908
• Density	15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	https://www.amsterdam.nl/stadsdelen/west/

Amsterdam-West (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑmstərdɑɱˈʋɛst]) is a borough (Dutch: stadsdeel) of Amsterdam, Netherlands, to the west of the centre of the city. This borough was formed in 2010 through the merging of four former boroughs Oud West, Westerpark, De Baarsjes and Bos en Lommer.^[1]

This part of Amsterdam was built roughly between the end of the 19th century and 1960. In 2013, the borough had approximately 142,700 inhabitants. With about 14,000 inhabitants per km², West is also the most densely populated borough of Amsterdam.