Scharendijke
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Scharendijke is a town 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 Zeeland
Zeeland
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. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland
Schouwen-Duiveland
Schouwen-Duiveland is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands.The Brouwersdam is a dam, part of the Delta Works, from Schouwen-Duiveland to Goedereede, the west part of the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in South Holland....

, and lies about 24 km west of Hellevoetsluis
Hellevoetsluis
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In 2001, the town of Scharendijke had 987 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.33 km², and contained 440 residences.
The statistical area "Scharendijke", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1370.
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