Haaften is a village in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Gelderland

Gelderland

Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...

. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen

Neerijnen

Neerijnen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands. It is about 35 km south of Utrecht and some 15 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch.- Population centres :...

, and lies about 25 km south of Utrecht

Utrecht (city)

Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

.

Haaften was a separate municipality between 1818 and 1978, when it was merged with Neerijnen

Neerijnen

Neerijnen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands. It is about 35 km south of Utrecht and some 15 km north of 's-Hertogenbosch.- Population centres :...

.

In 2001, the village of Haaften had 2306 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.54 km², and contained 816 residences.
The statistical area "Haaften", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2620.In January 2007 this number has increased up to 3021 inhabitants.