Poederoijen

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The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Poederoijen in the municipality of Zaltbommel.

Poederoijen (51°47′N, 5°5′E) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaltbommel, and lies about 9 km southeast of Gorinchem.

Poederoijen was a separate municipality until 1955, when it was merged with Brakel.[1]

In 2001, the village of Poederoijen had 398 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.083 km², and contained 119 residences.[2] The statistical area "Poederoijen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 860.[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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