Bierum

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Bierum in the municipality of Delfzijl.

Bierum (53°23′N, 6°52′E) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Delfzijl, and lies about 27 km northeast of Groningen.

Bierum was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Delfzijl.[1]

In 2001, the village of Bierum had 610 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.20 km², and contained 225 residences.[2] The statistical area "Bierum", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1240 (not including the villages Spijk, Losdorp, Godlinze, Holwierde, and Krewerd).[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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