Ouderkerk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʌudərˌkɛr(ə)k] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard.
Ouderkerk | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
 View over Ouderkerk aan den IJssel | |
_vlag.svg) Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°56′N 4°38′E / 51.933°N 4.633°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | Krimpenerwaard |
| Established | 1 January 1985 |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.57 km2 (11.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 27.07 km2 (10.45 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[3] | |
• Total | data missing |
| Demonym | Ouderkerker |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 2830–2831, 2935 |
| Area code | 0180, 0182 |
| Website | www |
The former municipality covered an area of 28.57 km2 (11.03 sq mi) of which 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) was water. It was formed on 1 January 1985, after a municipal reorganization.
The former municipality of Ouderkerk consisted of the population centres Gouderak, Lageweg, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, and IJssellaan, all situated along the Hollandse IJssel river.
Topography
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Dutch Topographic map of the former municipality of Ouderkerk, 2013.
References
edit- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 2935AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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