Ouddorp

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The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ouddorp in the municipality of Goedereede.

Ouddorp (51°49′N, 3°56′E) is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Goedereede on the island Goeree-Overflakkee.

In 2001, the towncentre of Ouddorp had 3820 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.1 km², and contained 1393 residences.[1] The statistical area "Ouddorp", which also includes the peripheral parts of the village and the surrounding countryside (including the hamlet of Visschershoek), has a population of around 5900.[2]

A typical landscape in Ouddorp
A typical landscape in Ouddorp
The tower in the centre of Ouddorp
The tower in the centre of Ouddorp


Ouddorp was a separate municipality until 1966, when it became part of Goedereede.[3]

[edit] References

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

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