Achthuizen

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The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Achthuizen in the municipality of Oostflakkee.

Achthuizen (51°41′N 4°17′E) is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Oostflakkee, and lies about 17 km south of Spijkenisse.

In 2001, the town of Achthuizen had 740 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.14 km², and contained 320 residences.[1] The slightly larger statistical district "Achthuizen" has a population of around 900.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Oostflakkee [2].


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