Ursem

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The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Ursem in the municipality of Wester-Koggenland.

Ursem (52°38′N, 4°54′E) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 7 km east of Alkmaar and 30 km north of Amsterdam and 10 km west from Hoorn.

Ursem was a separate municipality until 1979, when the new municipality of Wester-Koggenland was created.[1]

In 2001, the village of Ursem had 2142 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.59 km², and contained 789 residences.[2] The statistical area "Ursem", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2160.[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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