Sint Maarten, North Holland

Sint Maarten
Village

The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Sint Maarten in the former municipality of Harenkarspel.
Coordinates: 52°46′N 4°45′E / 52.767°N 4.750°E / 52.767; 4.750Coordinates: 52°46′N 4°45′E / 52.767°N 4.750°E / 52.767; 4.750
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Municipality Schagen
Population
 • Total 900
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Sint Maarten (West Frisian: Simmer) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Schagen, and lies about 15 km north of Alkmaar.

Sint Maarten was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Harenkarspel.[1] Harenkarspel merged with Schagen in 2013.

In 2001, the village of Sint Maarten had 796 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.20 km², and contained 315 residences.[2] The statistical area "Sint Maarten", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 940.[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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