Purmerend

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Purmerend
Flag of Purmerend
Coat of arms of Purmerend
Highlighted position of Purmerend in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°57′E / 52.500°N 4.950°E / 52.500; 4.950Coordinates: 52°30′N 4°57′E / 52.500°N 4.950°E / 52.500; 4.950
Country Netherlands
Province North Holland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorDon Bijl
Area
 • Total24.56 km2 (9.48 sq mi)
 • Land23.15 km2 (8.94 sq mi)
 • Water1.41 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total80,117
 • Density3,461/km2 (8,960/sq mi)
DemonymPurmerender
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1440–1448
Area code0299
Websitewww.purmerend.nl

Purmerend is a municipality in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. As of 2022, about 92,000 people are living there.

The municipality of Beemster was added to Purmerend on 1 January 2022.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Burgemeester Don Bijl" [Mayor Don Bijl] (in Dutch). Gemeente Purmerend. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Postcodetool for 1441DM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.