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Dutch neighbourhood code (CBS buurtcode)

ID nl_buurt_code

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Code of a neighbourhood (buurt) in the Wijk- en Buurtkaart of Statistics Netherlands (CBS), BU followed by eight characters, the 4-digit municipality code (nl_municipality_code), the 2-character district number (nl_wijk_code) and a 2-digit neighbourhood number, as in BU05990110 for Stadsdriehoek in Rotterdam. In 2026 only Amsterdam uses letters in the district part, as in BU0363AA01. CBS open data table 86358NED lists the codes of 2026.

Categories
Geographic identifiers, Government related
Countries
Netherlands
Languages
Common to most languages
Quality
80/100 · missing: mapping (Wikidata, Schema.org, ...), detector coverage
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Regular expression

^BU\d{4}[0-9A-Z]{2}\d{2}$

Python re syntax.

Examples

ValueDescription
BU05990110Stadsdriehoek, Rotterdam
BU03440111Welgelegen, Den Hommel, Utrecht
BU0363AA01Planciusbuurt-Noord, Amsterdam
WK059901 invalidA district code (nl_wijk_code)
BU0363AA0A invalidThe neighbourhood number has a letter

Translations

LanguageNameDescription
DutchBuurtcode (CBS)BU gevolgd door de gemeentecode, het wijknummer en een buurtnummer van twee cijfers, zoals BU05990110.
RussianКод квартала Нидерландов (CBS)BU, код муниципалитета, номер района и двузначный номер квартала, например BU05990110.

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