Heerhugowaard, North Holland

Heerhugowaard: Municipality in North Holland, the Netherlands

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Quick Facts about Heerhugowaard

Population : 56,742
Country : Netherlands
State : North Holland (Netherlands)
County : Gemeente Heerhugowaard
Postal code : 1700–1705
Phone Area Codes : 072
Area : 39.97 km2
Has part : Q1841688, Q2399006, Q2630936, Veenhuizen, North Holland
Capital : Heerhugowaard
Time Zone : UTC+01:00
Local time : 15:58:18 (6th December 2025)

Geography

Heerhugowaard is located at 52°40'17"N 4°50'55"E (52.6714400, 4.8486200). It has 5 neighbors: Schagen, Opmeer, Gemeente Langedijk, Alkmaar and Gemeente Koggenland.

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  • Jan Stuifbergen , 1994 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Christian Democratic Appeal
  • Bert Blase , 2017-02-20T00:00:00Z Labour Party interim mayor
  • Albertus Franciscus Molleman , 1980 1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Han ter Heegde , 17 February, 2017 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
  • Evert Vermeer , 2004 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Labour Party

Heerhugowaard has 5 neighbours.

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1815 1,300 - census
1830 819 -58.73% census
1840 933 12.22% census
1849 1,100 15.18% census
1859 1,768 37.78% census
1869 2,256 21.63% census
1879 2,692 16.2% census
1889 2,744 1.9% census
1899 2,785 1.47% census
1909 3,320 16.11% census
1920 4,265 22.16% census
1930 4,905 13.05% census
1947 6,061 19.07% census
1960 6,803 10.91% census
1971 19,497 65.11% census
1980 32,468 39.95% census
1990 35,822 9.36% census
2000 45,569 21.39% census
2010 51,985 12.34% census
2016 57,587 9.73% census
2017 54,950 -4.8% resident registration
2018 55,850 1.61% resident registration
2019 56,742 1.57% resident registration

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