Zeevang

Former municipality in North Holland, Netherlands

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Location in North Holland

Coordinates: 52°34′N 5°0′E / 52.567°N 5.000°E / 52.567; 5.000CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityEdam-VolendamEstablished1970 (distablished in 2016)Area

^[1]

• Total55.21 km² (21.32 sq mi) • Land38.06 km² (14.70 sq mi) • Water17.15 km² (6.62 sq mi)Elevation

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−1 m (−3 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[3]

• Totaldata missingTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

1470–1477

Area code0299Websitewww.zeevang.nl

Zeevang (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzeːvɑŋ] ^ⓘ) is a former municipality in northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Since January 2016, Zeevang has been part of the municipality of Edam-Volendam.

Population centres

The former municipality of Zeevang contained the following small towns and villages: Beets, Etersheim, Hobrede, Kwadijk, Middelie, Oosthuizen, Schardam, Warder.

Local government

The municipal council of Zeevang consisted of 13 seats, which at the 2014 elections were divided as follows:^[4]

Zeevangs Belang - 7 seats
VVD - 3 seats
PvdA - 2 seats
CDA - 1 seat

An election was held in November 2015 for a council for the new merged Edam-Volendam municipality that commenced work on 1 January 2016, replacing Zeevang council.^[5]

References

^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 1474HG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ "Zeevang municipal election 2014". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 19 March 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ "Edam-Volendam municipal election 2015". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 18 November 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2024.