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Oude-Tonge 
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Oude-Tonge in the municipality of Oostflakkee.
Country Netherlands Province Zuid-Holland Municipality Oostflakkee Oude-Tonge (51°42′N 4°13′E / 51.7°N 4.217°E) is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Oostflakkee, and lies about 16 km south of Hellevoetsluis.
Oude Tonge, windmill: de Korenbloem
In 2001, the town of Oude-Tonge had 4164 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.9 km², and contained 1615 residences.[1] The wider statistical district "Oude-Tonge", which includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 4750.[2]
Oude-Tonge was a separate municipality until 1966, when it became part of Oostflakkee.[3]
References
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [1]. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Oostflakkee [2].
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Oude-Tonge". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
Categories:- Populated places in South Holland
- Former municipalities of South Holland
- South Holland geography stubs
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