Wormerland

Wormerland
Municipality

The town of Wormer

Flag

Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Wormerland in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°49′E / 52.500°N 4.817°E / 52.500; 4.817Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°49′E / 52.500°N 4.817°E / 52.500; 4.817
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Established 1 January 1991
Government[1]
  Body Municipal council
  Mayor Peter Tange (GL)
Area[2]
  Total 45.18 km2 (17.44 sq mi)
  Land 38.74 km2 (14.96 sq mi)
  Water 6.44 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 1 m (−3 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
  Total 15,754
  Density 407/km2 (1,050/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 1456–1458, 1530–1534, 1546
Area code 0299, 075
Website www.wormerland.nl

Wormerland ( pronunciation ) 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:

Sport facilities

Soccer clubs:

References

  1. "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Wormerland. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 1531NX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  4. "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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