Information on Westland

• Location Located west of Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Area90.58㎢
• Population Approx. 100,000
• Main IndustriesGreenhouses, horticulture and vegetable cultivation
• Regional Characteristics
  • Westland was founded in January 2004 by a merger of the municipalities De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, Naaldwijk and Wateringen.
  • The mayor is elected by the City Council.
  • It has a concentration of glass greenhouses. In the Netherlands, glass greenhouse farms are registered as corporations, and a significant number of them cover an area of 6ha or larger.
  • There are world-class horticulture exporters that contribute to the economic growth of the Netherlands by exporting flowering plants.

Background Behind Friendship Formation

• During a visit to Korea by the King of the Netherlands in December 2014, an agricultural delegation visited Dangjin to propose exchanges.

Past Interchanges