Edam-Volendam
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| Edam-Volendam | |||
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| Aerial view of Edam-Volendam
Aerial view of Edam-Volendam
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| Location in North Holland Location in North Holland |
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Holland | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Willem van Beek (CDA) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 24.78 km2 (9.57 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 16.31 km2 (6.30 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 8.47 km2 (3.27 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | −1 m (−3 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 28,925 | ||
| • Density | 1,773/km2 (4,590/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 1130–1135, 1470–1477 | ||
| Area code | 0299 | ||
| Website | www |
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Edam-Volendam (Audio file "Nl-Edam-Volendam.ogg" not found) is a municipality in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, consisting of the towns of Edam and Volendam, whose centres lie just 3 km apart. Since 2016, the former municipality of Zeevang has been part of Edam-Volendam.
Edam-Volendam has about 35,000 inhabitants and covers an area of about 80 km².
Local government
The municipal council of Edam-Volendam consists of 25 seats, which are divided as follows (2016):
- Lijst Kras - 6 seats
- Volendam '80 - 4 seats
- CDA - 4 seats
- Zeevangs Belang - 4 seats
- VVD - 3 seats
- GroenLinks - 3 seats
- PvdA - 1 seat
Topography
File:Vollendam harbour.jpg
The harbour at Volendam
File:Gem-Edam-Volendam-OpenTopo.jpg
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Edam-Volendam, January 2016.
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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