Metropoolregio Eindhoven

Eindhoven Metropolitan Region
Metropoolregio Eindhoven
Metropolitan region
From top down, left to right: Skyline of Eindhoven,
Light Tower at the city centre, Evoluon conference centre,
Philips Clock Building at Strijp-S, Eindhoven Airport,
Van Abbe Museum, Philips Stadium of PSV Eindhoven,
ASML headquarters, Eindhoven University of Technology,
High Tech Campus Eindhoven
Coordinates: 51°26′00″N 5°29′00″E / 51.433333°N 5.483333°E / 51.433333; 5.483333
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Largest CitiesEindhoven
Helmond
Other Municipalities
Area
1,457.81 km2 (562.86 sq mi)
 • Urban
321.86 km2 (124.27 sq mi)
 • Municipality88.87 km2 (34.31 sq mi)
Population
 (31 August 2015)
755,313
 • Density518.115/km2 (1,341.91/sq mi)
 • Urban
422,666
 • Urban density1,313.2/km2 (3,401.2/sq mi)
 • Municipality
224,300
 • Municipality density2,524/km2 (6,537/sq mi)

The Metropoolregio Eindhoven (MRE; English: Eindhoven Metropolitan Region), until 1 January 2014 the Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven (SRE; English: Cooperative union for the Region of Eindhoven), is a regional governmental agency for the city region of Eindhoven, Netherlands. The MRE comprises 21 municipalities in the Eindhoven agglomeration, with a total area of 1,457.81 square kilometres. The region has nearly three quarters of a million inhabitants and some 35,000 companies (employing over 330,000 people).