Wamel
Wamel | |
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Town | |
 Coat of arms | |
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 The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Wamel in the municipality of West Maas en Waal. | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Municipality | West Maas en Waal |
| Population (31 December 2008) | |
| • Total | 1,825 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6659 |
Wamel is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 3 km east of Tiel.
Wamel was a separate municipality until 1984, when it merged with Appeltern and Dreumel. The new municipality was first called "Wamel", but the name changed to "West Maas en Waal" in 1985.[1]
In 2001, the town of Wamel had 1825 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.64 km², and contained 699 residences.[2] The statistical area "Wamel", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2360.[3]
People born in Wamel
- Ivo Den Bieman (born 1967), footballer
- Iris van Herpen (born 1984), fashion designer
References
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005. As of 1 January 2005.
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