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caption = The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Philippine in the municipality of Terneuzen.Philippine (coord|51|17|N|3|46|E|type:city(1970)) is a town in the Dutch province of
Zeeland . It is a part of the municipality ofTerneuzen , and lies about 23 km southeast ofVlissingen . It is located close to the border withBelgium , 5km southwest of the city ofTerneuzen . It received city rights in 1506.Philippine has gained some renown for its
mussel restaurants. On the village square there is a fountain in the shape of a mussel.Philippine was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with
Sas van Gent . [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 town of Philippine had 1,970 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.60 km², and contained 853 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 "Philippine", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2,180.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As of
January 1 ,2005 .]References
External links
* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/ze/philippine.html Map of the former municipality in 1868]
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