IJmuiden

IJmuiden
City
Satellite photo of IJmuiden and Velsen area
Within North Holland; and the Netherlands (inset, left)
IJmuiden in the municipality of Velsen
Coordinates: 52°27′31″N 4°37′10″E / 52.45861°N 4.61944°E / 52.45861; 4.61944
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Velsen
Area [1]
• Total	12.91 km2 (4.98 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	32,185
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	1970-1976[1]
Dialing code	0255

IJmuiden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɛiˈmœydə(n)]) is a port city in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main town in the municipality of Velsen which lies mainly to the south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam. To the south it abuts a large reserve of plant-covered dunes, the Zuid-Kennemerland National Park. The city is on the south bank; the north bank is otherwise a steel plant and Velsen-Noord.

It is 10 kilometres (6 mi) north northwest of Haarlem which is 18 kilometres (11 mi) due west of Amsterdam.

The port is a deepwater port suited to fully laden Panamax ships, and fourth port of the Netherlands.

The internal capitalization within IJmuiden is as IJ is a digraph in modern Dutch so in some typefaces recognised as a ligature which places it in one typed or handwritten space.