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caption = The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Cabauw in the municipality of Lopik.Cabauw (coord|51|58|N|4|54|E|type:city(310)) is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of
Lopik , and lies about 12 km southwest ofIJsselstein . Cabauw consists of a small village centre, and a ribbon of farms along the Lopiker Wetering, betweenZevender and Lopik.In 2001, the village centre of Cabauw had 310 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.05 km², and contained 123 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm] . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.] The statistical district Cabauw, covering the village centre and the farms along the canal, has a population of around 690.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Lopik" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/nederland-regionaal/nederland-regionaal/publicaties/gemeente-op-maat/2004/alfabet/l/2004-lopik.htm] .]
Cabauw used to be a separate municipality. In 1857, it became a part of the municipality of
Willige Langerak , which in its turn was merged into Lopik in 1943.References
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