Hei- en Boeicop

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Hei- en Boeicop in the municipality of Zederik.

Hei- en Boeicop (51°57′N, 5°5′E) is a small village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zederik, and lies about 9 km south of IJsselstein. The statistical area "Hei- en Boeicop", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 940.[1]

The village consists of a long row of houses on two sides of a small canal. The canal separates the Polder Boeicop to the north from the Polder Heicop to the south.

Hei- en Boeicop was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1986, when it became part of Zederik.[2]

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  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of January 1, 2005.
  2. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]

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