Koggenland
Wind mill in Koggenland
Wind mill in Koggenland
Flag of Koggenland
Coat of arms of Koggenland
Highlighted position of Koggenland in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°38′N 4°57′E / 52.633°N 4.950°E / 52.633; 4.950
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
Established1 January 2007[1]
Government
  BodyMunicipal council
  MayorRob Posthumus (VVD)
Area
  Total84.08 km2 (32.46 sq mi)
  Land80.32 km2 (31.01 sq mi)
  Water3.76 km2 (1.45 sq mi)
Elevation3 m (−10 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[5]
  Total22,940
  Density286/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
Parts of 1600 and 1700 range
Area code0226, 0229, 072
Websitewww.koggenland.nl

Koggenland (West Frisian: Koggelân) is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland.

The name of the municipality refers to the historic Kogge from the middle-ages. A kogge or cogge was a jurisdiction area of several villages or bannen (mostly around 4 or 5).

Population centres

Villages:

Hamlets:

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Koggenland, July 2015

Notable people

Jetse Bol, 2015

Sport

  • Ron Vlaar (born 1985 in Hensbroek) a Dutch footballer with over 300 club caps
  • Jetse Bol (born 1989 in Avenhorn) a professional Dutch road bicycle racer

References

  1. "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2007" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2007]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Koggenland. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  4. "Postcodetool for 1648JG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. IMDb Database retrieved 08 April 2020


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