Wester-Koggenland
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Wester-Koggenland | |
Location within the Netherlands | |
Coordinates: | |
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Country | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Constituent country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Area | |
- Total | 62.59 km² (24.2 sq mi) |
- Land | 59.99 km² (23.2 sq mi) |
- Water | 2.60 km² (1 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
- Total | 13,757 |
- Density | 229/km² (593.1/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
- Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Website: www.wester-koggenland.nl |
Wester-Koggenland is a former municipality of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Obdam to form the new municipality of Koggenland.
[edit] Population centres
The area of the former municipality of Wester-Koggenland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Avenhorn, Berkhout, De Goorn, Oudendijk, Rustenburg, Scharwoude, Spierdijk, Ursem, Wogmeer (partly), Zuidermeer.
[edit] Local government
Before the merger, the last municipal council of Wester-Koggenland consisted of 15 seats, which were divided as follows:
[edit] References
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
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