Oosterland, Zeeland

Oosterland
Village

Coat of arms

The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Oosterland in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland.
Coordinates: 51°38′58″N 4°2′8″E / 51.64944°N 4.03556°ECoordinates: 51°38′58″N 4°2′8″E / 51.64944°N 4.03556°E
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Municipality Schouwen-Duiveland
Population (2-1-2008)
 • Total 2,415
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Oosterland is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 22 km south of Hellevoetsluis.

Oosterland was a separate municipality until 1961, when the new municipality of Duiveland was created.[1]

In 2001, the village of Oosterland had 2049 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.47 km², and contained 757 residences.[2] The statistical area "Oosterland", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2510.[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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