Map of Ridderkerk, Netherlands
Ridderkerk is a city in South Holland, Netherlands, with a population of about 45,189. It lies at 51.8725°N, 4.6028°E. Ridderkerk is about 59 km (37 mi) south of Amsterdam, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Barendrecht, 5 km to the west.
Ridderkerk at a glance
Country
Region
South Holland
Population
45,189GeoNames
Coordinates
51.8725, 4.602851°52′21″N 4°36′10″E
Time zone
Europe/AmsterdamUTC+01:00 / UTC+02:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Amsterdam
59 km (37 mi)
Where is Ridderkerk?
- The 14th largest city in South Holland on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 7 h 46 min on the shortest day to 16 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Ridderkerk
- Barendrecht — 5 km west
- Zwijndrecht — 6 km south
- Capelle aan den IJssel — 7 km north
- Dordrecht — 8 km southeast
- Rotterdam — 10 km northwest
- Schiedam — 16 km west
- Hoogvliet — 17 km west
- Gouda — 18 km northeast
- Spijkenisse — 19 km west
- Zoetermeer — 22 km north
Largest cities in South Holland
- Rotterdam — 868,135
- The Hague — 474,292
- Leiden — 119,713
- Dordrecht — 119,260
- Zoetermeer — 115,845
- Delft — 95,060
- Schiedam — 75,438
- Spijkenisse — 74,988
- Gouda — 71,952
- Alphen aan den Rijn — 70,251
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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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.