Goudswaard

Goudswaard
—  Town  —

Coat of arms
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Goudswaard in the municipality of Korendijk.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Zuid-Holland
Municipality Korendijk
Population
 • Total 2,125
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

Goudswaard is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Korendijk, and lies about 6 km southwest of Spijkenisse.

Goudswaard was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1984, when it became part of Korendijk.[1]

In 2001, the town of Goudswaard had 1611 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.28 km², and contained 561 residences.[2] The statistical area "Goudswaard", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1850.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
  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 1 January 2005.

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