Wijdemeren
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| Wijdemeren | |||
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| Coordinates: 52°14′N 5°07′E / 52.23°N 5.12°ECoordinates: 52°14′N 5°07′E / 52.23°N 5.12°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 76.55 km2 (29.56 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 48.02 km2 (18.54 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 28.53 km2 (11.02 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January, 2007) | |||
| • Total | 23,571 | ||
| • Density | 491/km2 (1,270/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website | www.wijdemeren.nl | ||
Wijdemeren (
pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
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[edit] Population centres
The municipality of Wijdemeren consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Ankeveen, Boomhoek, Breukeleveen, 's-Graveland, Kortenhoef, Muyeveld, Nederhorst den Berg, Nieuw-Loosdrecht, Oud-Loosdrecht.
[edit] Local government
The municipal council of Wijdemeren consists of 19 seats, which are divided (since March 2010) as follows:
- Dorpsbelangen - 9 seats
- CDA - 3 seats
- VVD - 3 seats
- PvdA - 2 seats
- D66 - 1 seats
- GroenLinks - 1 seats
It is not the only municipality with three parish halls, but it is the one and only one which has a parish hall in another city (Hilversum).
[edit] Notes
- Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant
[edit] External links
Websites of the political parties:
Local news on the internet:
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