Map of Breda, Netherlands

Breda is a city in North Brabant, Netherlands, with a population of about 184,126. It lies at 51.5866°N, 4.7760°E. Breda is about 88 km (55 mi) south of Amsterdam, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Oosterhout, 9 km to the northeast.

Breda at a glance

Where is Breda?

• The 8th largest city in Netherlands by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in North Brabant on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 49 min on the shortest day to 16 h 39 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Breda

• Oosterhout — 9 km northeast
• Tilburg — 22 km east
• Roosendaal — 22 km west
• Waalwijk — 23 km northeast
• Dordrecht — 26 km north
• Zwijndrecht — 27 km north
• Gorinchem — 31 km northeast
• Turnhout — 32 km south, Belgium
• Ridderkerk — 34 km north
• Barendrecht — 34 km northwest

Largest cities in North Brabant

• Eindhoven — 235,691
• Tilburg — 221,947
• 's-Hertogenbosch — 160,783
• Roosendaal — 77,725
• Oss — 76,430
• Helmond — 74,740
• Bergen op Zoom — 66,256
• Oosterhout — 53,107
• Waalwijk — 45,610
• Uden — 34,601

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
• Nijmegen — 177,359
• Almere Stad — 176,432
• Haarlem — 162,543

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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.