Wormerland
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| Wormerland | |||
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| Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°49′E / 52.50°N 4.82°ECoordinates: 52°30′N 4°49′E / 52.50°N 4.82°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
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| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 45.14 km2 (17.43 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 38.80 km2 (14.98 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2007) | |||
| • Total | 15,867 | ||
| • Density | 409/km2 (1,060/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website | www.wormerland.nl | ||
Wormerland (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
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.
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
Sport facilities
Soccer clubs:
- 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)
External links
Media related to Wormerland at Wikimedia Commons
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Graft-De Rijp | Beemster | | |
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Purmerend | ||
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| Zaanstad, Oostzaan | Landsmeer |
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