Map of Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands

Middelburg is the administrative centre of Zeeland, Netherlands, with a population of about 46,485. It lies at 51.5000°N, 3.6139°E. Middelburg is about 131 km (81 mi) southwest of Amsterdam, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Vlissingen, 7 km to the southwest.

Middelburg at a glance

Where is Middelburg?

• The largest city in Zeeland on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 50 min on the shortest day to 16 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Middelburg

• Vlissingen — 7 km southwest
• Goes — 19 km east
• Knokke-Heist — 29 km southwest, Belgium
• Bruges — 42 km southwest, Belgium
• Bergen op Zoom — 47 km east
• Ghent — 51 km south, Belgium
• Lokeren — 51 km southeast, Belgium
• Sint-Niklaas — 52 km southeast, Belgium
• Beveren — 55 km southeast, Belgium
• Ostend — 57 km southwest, Belgium

Largest cities in Zeeland

• Vlissingen — 45,273
• Goes — 36,931

Largest cities in Netherlands

• Rotterdam — 868,135
• Amsterdam — 741,636
• The Hague — 474,292
• Utrecht — 376,435
• Groningen — 244,807
• Eindhoven — 235,691
• Tilburg — 221,947
• Breda — 184,126
• Nijmegen — 177,359
• Almere Stad — 176,432

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Other places named Middelburg

• Middelburg — Mpumalanga, South Africa

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.