Sint Maarten (Netherlands)

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For Sint Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles, see Saint Martin.
The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Sint Maarten in the municipality of Harenkarspel.

Sint Maarten (West Frisian: Simmer) (52°46′N, 4°45′E) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Harenkarspel, and lies about 15 km north of Alkmaar.

Sint Maarten was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Harenkarspel.[1]

In 2001, the village of Sint Maarten had 796 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.20 km², and contained 315 residences.[2] The statistical area "Sint Maarten", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 940.[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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