The Hague

Featured view

The Hague

Total population

525,745

Air quality index

50Good

Coordinates52.08°, 4.31°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and has been described as the country's de facto capital since the time of the Dutch Republic, while Amsterdam is the official capital of the Netherlands.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Robert Zwinkels

Dutch football goalkeeper

Kiki Bertens

Dutch tennis player

Adriaen van de Venne

painter from the Northern Netherlands (1589-1662)

Johannes Meursius

Dutch philologist and historian

Kees van der Zalm

Dutch footballer (1901-1957)

Piet Moeskops

Dutch cyclist (1893–1964)

Jan Schoemaker

Dutch association football player (1882-1954)

Stefan van Dijk

Dutch road bicycle racer

M

Mandy Mulder

Dutch sailor (born 1987)

J

Joop van den Haak

Dutch writer (1937–2016)

P

Pieter Westbroek

Dutch director

Simon Koene

Dutch painter (born 1946)

Leo van Vliet

road bicycle racer

Mick Eekhout

Dutch architect (born 1950)

R

Rob Meppelink

Dutch footballer and manager

Patrick van der Meer

Dutch equestrian

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Holland

• Voorburg
  2 mi away · pop. 45,945
• Rijswijk
  2.5 mi away · pop. 51,027
• Leidschendam
  3.6 mi away · pop. 26,335
• Wateringen
  4.2 mi away · pop. 15,680
• Nootdorp
  4.3 mi away · pop. 19,160
• Delft
  5.1 mi away · pop. 101,386
• Kwintsheul
  5.1 mi away · pop. 3,660
• Den Hoorn
  5.6 mi away · pop. 8,246
• Poeldijk
  5.6 mi away · pop. 6,175
• Wassenaar
  5.8 mi away · pop. 26,055
• Honselersdijk
  6 mi away · pop. 7,565
• Delfgauw
  6 mi away · pop. 9,240

Browse all places in South Holland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about The Hague

Bubbles And Ballast, Being A Description Of Life In Paris During The Brilliant Days Of Empire

Mary E. Parker Bouligny · 1871

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-06-27

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-06-27

Mimela junii

Mimela junii

Seen 2026-06-27

hedge bindweed

Calystegia sepium

Seen 2026-06-27

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-06-27

Common Blue Damselfly

Enallagma cyathigerum

Seen 2026-06-27

chicory

Cichorium intybus

Seen 2026-06-27

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-06-27

Burnet Rose

Rosa spinosissima

Seen 2026-06-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of The Hague, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi0 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers