 They are all former villages that are now part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area or villages that decided to merged with Amsterdam at the beginning of the 20th century to have more financial resources, but are still geographically separated from the city.There are thus eighteen neighbourhoods in Amsterdam-Noord.Former neighbourhoods that merged into the current ones include Buiksloterham, IJplein en Vogelbuurt, Nieuwendammerham, Tuindorp Buiksloot, Van der Pekbuurt, Volewijck, Waterland and Waterlandpleinbuurt.