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caption = The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Beneden-Leeuwen in the municipality of West Maas en Waal.Beneden-Leeuwen (coord|51|53|N|5|31|E|type:city(5626)) is a town in the Dutch province of
Gelderland . It is a part of the municipality ofWest Maas en Waal , and lies about 7 km east ofTiel .In 2001, the town of Beneden-Leeuwen had 5626 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 2.1 km², and contained 2168 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001"] . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).] The statistical area "Beneden-Leeuwen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5990.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .]People born in Beneden-Leeuwen
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Jona Lendering (born 1964), historian
*Marco Pastors (born 1965), politician
*Arno van Zwam (born 1969), footballer
*Hanneke Hoefnagel (born 1988), gymnastReferences
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