The Westpoort is the main harbour and industrial area of the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and is located in the north-western part of the city. It is divided in industrial areas Teleport, Sloterdijk areas I, II and II, De Heining and the harbour area (Havengebied). It is home to over 2.000 companies and an estimated 45.000 people are employed in the area.[1]
Though it is considered to be one of the fifteen stadsdelen (boroughs) of Amsterdam, unlike the other fourteen, it does not have its own council but is instead governed directly by the central municipal council, this due to the relatively low number of inhabitants of the Westpoort area.