Edam-Volendam
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| Edam-Volendam | |||
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| Coordinates: 52°30′N 5°04′E / 52.50°N 5.07°ECoordinates: 52°30′N 5°04′E / 52.50°N 5.07°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 24.78 km2 (9.6 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 16.31 km2 (6.3 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 8.47 km2 (3.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January, 2007) | |||
| • Total | 28,497 | ||
| • Density | 1,747/km2 (4,524.7/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website | www.edam-volendam.nl | ||
Edam-Volendam (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, consisting of the towns of Edam and Volendam, whose centres lie just 3 km apart.
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[edit] Local government
The municipal council of Edam-Volendam consists of 21 seats, which are divided as follows:
- Volendam80 - 6 seats
- VVD - 5 seats
- PvdA - 4 seats
- CDA - 3 seats
- GreenLeft - 2 seats
- LijstKras - 2 seats
[edit] Painters of Volendam
- Maurice Boitel (born 1919)
[edit] References
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
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