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Drechterland
Town centre of Schellinkhout
Town centre of Schellinkhout
Flag of DrechterlandCoat of arms of Drechterland
Highlighted position of Drechterland in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
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Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Established 1 January 1979
Government
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Michiel Pijl (CDA)
Area
 • Total
80.74 km2 (31.17 sq mi)
 • Land 59.10 km2 (22.82 sq mi)
 • Water 21.64 km2 (8.36 sq mi)

Drechterland (About this sound pronunciation ) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality was formed in 1979, in a merger of the former municipalities of Hoogkarspel, Westwoud en Oosterblokker. Its original name, Bangert, was changed to "Drechterland" in 1980. In 2006, the former municipality of Venhuizen was added to Drechterland.

Population centres[]

The municipality of Drechterland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Hem, Hoogkarspel, Oosterblokker, Oosterleek, Oosterwijzend, Schellinkhout, Venhuizen, Westerwijzend, Westwoud, Wijdenes.

Topography[]

Gem-Drechterland-OpenTopo

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Drechterland, June 2015

Local government[]

The municipal council of Drechterland consists of 17 seats, which are divided as follows:

  • GBD – 6 seats
  • CDA – 3 seats
  • D66/GroenLinks – 3 seats
  • VVD – 3 seats
  • PvdA – 2 seats

References[]

  1. ^ "Samenstelling college van burgemeester en wethouders" (in Dutch). Gemeente Drechterland. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228174543/http://www.drechterland.nl/Gemeentebestuur/College-BenW.htm. Retrieved 28 February 2014. 
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten [Key figures for neighbourhoods]" (in Dutch). CBS Statline. CBS. 2 July 2013. http://statline.cbs.nl. Retrieved 11 July 2013. 
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 1616AV" (in Dutch). Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland. Het Waterschapshuis. http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool. Retrieved 28 February 2014. 
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand [Population growth; regions per month]" (in Dutch). CBS Statline. CBS. 24 June 2013. http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=37230NED&D1=17-18&D2=101-619,621,624-632&D3=l&LA=EN&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2&VW=T. Retrieved 11 July 2013. 

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