Map of Waalwijk, Netherlands

Waalwijk is a city in North Brabant, Netherlands, with a population of about 45,610. It lies at 51.6825°N, 5.0708°E. Waalwijk is about 78 km (48 mi) south of Amsterdam, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tilburg, 14 km to the south.

Waalwijk at a glance

Where is Waalwijk?

• The 10th largest city in North Brabant on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 48 min on the shortest day to 16 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Waalwijk

• Tilburg — 14 km south
• Oosterhout — 15 km west
• 's-Hertogenbosch — 16 km east
• Gorinchem — 18 km north
• Breda — 23 km southwest
• Dordrecht — 31 km northwest
• Oss — 32 km east
• Tiel — 34 km northeast
• Zwijndrecht — 34 km northwest
• IJsselstein — 38 km north

Largest cities in North Brabant

• Eindhoven — 235,691
• Tilburg — 221,947
• Breda — 184,126
• 's-Hertogenbosch — 160,783
• Roosendaal — 77,725
• Oss — 76,430
• Helmond — 74,740
• Bergen op Zoom — 66,256
• Oosterhout — 53,107
• 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
• 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.