Afferden (Gelderland)

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caption = The village centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Afferden in the municipality of Druten.

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. [Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061] ]

In 2001, the village of Afferden had 787 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.22 km², and contained 304 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 "Afferden", which includes the peripheral parts of the village as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1640.CBS Google Earth 2006]

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