Smilde

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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Smilde in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe.

Smilde (52°57′N 6°27′E) is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 10 km southwest of Assen.

Smilde was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Middenveld.[1]

In 2001, the town of Smilde had 3460 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.2 km2, and contained 1449 residences.[2] The statistical area "Smilde", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4890.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.

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