Nieuw-Vennep

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The town of Nieuw-Vennep in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer

Nieuw-Vennep (52°16′N, 4°38′E) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer, and lies about 10 km southwest of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

In 2001, the town of Nieuw-Vennep had 17,886 inhabitants. In 2006 it had about 30,000 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 3.71 km², and contained 7513 residences.[1] The wider statistical area of Nieuw-Vennep has a population of around 40,000.[2]

The town of Nieuw-Vennep is mentioned at the beginning of the Ash song
"Jack Names the Planets".

[edit] References

  1. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Haarlemmermeer [2].

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