Opmeer

Opmeer
—  Municipality  —
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Coordinates: 52°42′N 4°57′E / 52.70°N 4.95°E / 52.70; 4.95Coordinates: 52°42′N 4°57′E / 52.70°N 4.95°E / 52.70; 4.95
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Area(2006)
- Total	41.98 km2 (16.2 sq mi)
- Land	41.66 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
- Water	0.32 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2007)
- Total	11,214
- Density	269/km2 (696.7/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	www.opmeer.nl

Opmeer (West Frisian: Opmar or Obmar) is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.

Population centres

The municipality of Opmeer consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Aartswoud, De Weere, Gouwe, Hoogwoud, Opmeer, Spanbroek, Wadway, Zandwerven.

Local government

The municipal council of Opmeer consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:

• CDA - 5 seats
• Gemeentebelangen Opmeer - 4 seats
• PvdA - 3 seats
• DSV - 2 seats
• VVD - 1 seat

The CDA and the Gemeentebelangen Opmeer are in a coalition government.

References

• Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

External links

• A map of Opmeer
• A map of the entire municipality