Landsmeer

Landsmeer
Municipality
Landsmeer town centre

Flag

Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Landsmeer in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°26′N 4°55′E / 52.433°N 4.917°E / 52.433; 4.917Coordinates: 52°26′N 4°55′E / 52.433°N 4.917°E / 52.433; 4.917
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Government[1]
  Body Municipal council
  Mayor Anne Lize van der Stoel (acting) (VVD)
Area[2]
  Total 26.50 km2 (10.23 sq mi)
  Land 22.56 km2 (8.71 sq mi)
  Water 3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 1 m (−3 ft)
Population (August 2017)[4]
  Total 11,420
  Density 506/km2 (1,310/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode 1120–1127, 1451
Area code 020
Website www.landsmeer.nl

Landsmeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌlɑntsˈmeːr] ( listen)) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.

Population centres

The municipality of Landsmeer consists of the three villages: Den Ilp, Landsmeer, Purmerland.

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Landsmeer, June 2015

Local government

The municipal council of Landsmeer consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:

  • D66 - 4 seat
  • VVD - 3 seats
  • PL - 3 seats
  • CDA - 2 seats
  • PvdA - 2 seats
  • LMvC - 1 seat

Town twinning

Landsmeer is twinned with the following towns:

Bergneustadt and Châtenay-Malabry are twinned since 1967

References

  1. "College van burgemeester en wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Landsmeer. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 1121XC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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