Ursem
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Ursem ( ) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wester-Koggenland, and lies about 7 km southeast of Heerhugowaard and 30 km north of Amsterdam and 10 km west from Hoorn.
Ursem was a separate municipality until 1979, when ithe new municipality of Wester-Koggenland was created.[1]
In 2001, the village of Ursem had 2142 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.59 km2, and contained 789 residences.[2] The statistical area "Ursem", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2160.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
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