Niedorp

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Niedorp
Coordinates: 52.73° N 4.90° E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Area (2006)
- Municipality	62.99 km²  (24.3 sq mi)
- Land	61.58 km² (23.8 sq mi)
- Water	1.41 km² (0.5 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Municipality	11,987
- Density	195/km² (505/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website: www.niedorp.nl

Niedorp (West Frisian: Nierup) is a municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Niedorp, as well as Barsingerhorn, located in the municipality of Niedorp, received city rights in 1415.

[edit] Population centres

The municipality of Niedorp consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Barsingerhorn, Haringhuizen, Kolhorn, Lutjewinkel, Nieuwe Niedorp, Oude Niedorp, 't Veld, Winkel, Zijdewind.

[edit] Local government

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

• PvdA - 5 seats
• VVD - 4 seats
• Algemeen Belang - 3 seats
• CDA - 3 seats

[edit] References

• Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant