Koggenland

Koggenland
Municipality

Wind mill in Koggenland

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Highlighted position of Koggenland in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°38′N 4°57′E / 52.633°N 4.950°ECoordinates: 52°38′N 4°57′E / 52.633°N 4.950°E
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Established 1 January 2007[1]
Government[2]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Robert Posthumus (VVD)
Area[3]
 • Total 84.13 km2 (32.48 sq mi)
 • Land 80.52 km2 (31.09 sq mi)
 • Water 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Elevation[4] −3 m (−10 ft)
Population (May 2014)[5]
 • Total 22,425
 • Density 279/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode Parts of 1600 and 1700 range
Area code 0226, 0229, 072
Website www.koggenland.nl

Koggenland is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland.

The name of the municipality refers to the historic Kogge from the middle-ages. A kogge or cogge was a jurisdiction area of several villages or bannen (mostly around 4 or 5).

Population centres

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2007" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2007]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Koggenland. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Postcodetool for 1648JG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

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