Afferden, Gelderland

Afferden
—  Village  —
The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Afferden in the municipality of Druten.
Coordinates: 51°52′48″N 5°38′5″E / 51.88°N 5.63472°E / 51.88; 5.63472Coordinates: 51°52′48″N 5°38′5″E / 51.88°N 5.63472°E / 51.88; 5.63472
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Druten
Population
– Total	1,640
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	6654

Afferden is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Druten, and lies about 10 km northwest of Wijchen.

Afferden was a separate municipality until 1818, when it became a part of Druten.^[1]

In 2001, the village of Afferden had 787 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.22 km², and contained 304 residences.^[2] The statistical area "Afferden", which includes the peripheral parts of the village as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1640.^[3]

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
2. ^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
3. ^ Statistics Netherlands, 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format.