Langedijk

Langedijk
Municipality
Windmill in Sint Pancras

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Langedijk in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°41′N 4°48′E / 52.683°N 4.800°E / 52.683; 4.800Coordinates: 52°41′N 4°48′E / 52.683°N 4.800°E / 52.683; 4.800
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Leontien Kompier (acting) (PvdA)
Area[2]
 • Total 27.03 km2 (10.44 sq mi)
 • Land 24.04 km2 (9.28 sq mi)
 • Water 2.99 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Elevation[3] −1 m (−3 ft)
Population (August 2017)[4]
 • Total 27,727
 • Density 1,153/km2 (2,990/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode 1720–1724, 1830–1834
Area code 0226, 072
Website www.gemeentelangedijk.nl

Langedijk  pronunciation  (West Frisian: Langedìk) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Langedijk received city rights in 1415.

Population centres

The municipality of Langedijk consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Broek op Langedijk, Koedijk (partly), Noord-Scharwoude, Oudkarspel, Sint Pancras, Zuid-Scharwoude.

Dutch Topographic map of Langedijk, June 2015

Local government

The municipal council of Langedijk consists of 21 seats, which are divided as follows:

  • Kleurrijk Langedijk (5 zetels)(new party)
  • CDA (4 zetels)
  • PvdA (4 zetels)
  • VVD (3 zetels)
  • GroenLinks (2 zetels)
  • Hart voor Langedijk/D66 (2 zetels)
  • ChristenUnie (1 zetel)

References

  1. ↑ "drs. J.F.N (Hans) Cornelisse" (in Dutch). Gemeente Langedijk. 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 1722GX". 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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