Wormerland

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Wormerland
Location of Wormerland
Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°49′E / 52.5, 4.82
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Area (2006)
 - Total 45.14 km² (17.4 sq mi)
 - Land 38.80 km² (15 sq mi)
 - Water 6.34 km² (2.4 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Total 15,867
 - Density 409/km² (1,059.3/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website: www.wormerland.nl

Image:Ltspkr.pngWormerland is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.

[edit] Population centres

The municipality of Wormerland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Jisp, Neck, Oostknollendam, Spijkerboor, Wijdewormer, Wormer.

It borders the municipalities Beemster, Graft-De Rijp, Zaanstad, Oostzaan, Landsmeer and Purmerend.

[edit] Local government

The municipal council of Wormerland consists of 17 seats, which are divided as follows:

PvdA - 4 - 25,21% - 1842 votes

GroenLinks - 4 - 19,86% - 1451 votes

Liberaal WL - 3 - 21,09% - 1541 votes

VVD - 3 - 17,13% - 1252 votes

CDA - 3 - 16,71% - 1221 votes

[edit] Sport facilities

Football:

WSV'30 (Wormer Sport Vereniging 1930) - Wormer

VV Jisp - Jisp

VV Knollendam - Oostknollendam

DZS (De Zilveren Schapen) - Neck/Wijdewormer

PSCK (Parochiële Sport Club Kalf) - Kalf (Located in Wijdewormer)

ZCFC (Zaandamse Christelijke Football club) - Zaandam (Located in Wijdewormer)