Koggenland
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Koggenland is a municipality
Municipalities of the Netherlands
|All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities , together 418 , excl. the 3 "special municipalities" of the Caribbean Netherlands.Among the municipalities we can distinguish:...

 in North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...

 province and the region of West-Frisia
West Friesland (region)
West Friesland is a contemporary region in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.The region covers an area of about , delineated by the Westfriese Omringdijk...

 of the Netherlands
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...

. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam
Obdam
Obdam is a former municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Wester-Koggenland to form the new municipality of Koggenland....

 and Wester-Koggenland
Wester-Koggenland
Wester-Koggenland is a former municipality of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Obdam to form the new municipality of Koggenland....

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Population centers

  • Avenhorn
    Avenhorn
    Avenhorn is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 9 km west of Hoorn.In 1979, the former municipality of Avenhorn merged into the new municipality of Wester-Koggenland....

  • Berkhout
    Berkhout
    Berkhout is a town in the northwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Koggenland, North Holland, about 5 km west of Hoorn.In 2001, the town of Berkhout had 956 inhabitants...

  • Berkmeer
    Berkmeer
    Berkmeer is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Obdam, and lies about 5 km east of Heerhugowaard....

  • Bobeldijk
    Bobeldijk
    Bobeldijk is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wester-Koggenland, and lies about 5 km west of Hoorn....

  • De Goorn
    De Goorn
    De Goorn is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wester-Koggenland, and lies about 9 km west of Hoorn.In 2001, the town of De Goorn had 7256 inhabitants...

  • Grosthuizen
    Grosthuizen
    Grosthuizen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wester-Koggenland, and lies about 7 km southwest of Hoorn.Grosthuizen was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1854, when it was merged with Avenhorn....

  • Hensbroek
    Hensbroek
    Hensbroek is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 4 km east of Heerhugowaard.Hensbroek was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1979, when it was merged with Obdam....

  • Obdam
    Obdam
    Obdam is a former municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Wester-Koggenland to form the new municipality of Koggenland....

  • Oostmijzen
  • Oudendijk
  • Rustenburg
  • Scharwoude
  • Spierdijk
    Spierdijk
    Spierdijk is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 8 km east of Heerhugowaard.In 2001, the town of Spierdijk had 554 inhabitants...

  • Ursem
    Ursem
    Ursem is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about east of Alkmaar and north of Amsterdam and west from Hoorn....

  • Wogmeer
  • Zuid-Spierdijk
  • Zuidermeer
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