Houtwijk | |
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Neighbourhood of The Hague | |
Coordinates: 52°3′17″N 4°15′2″E / 52.05472°N 4.25056°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | South Holland |
Municipality | The Hague |
Area | |
• Total | 146.3 ha (361.5 acres) |
• Land | 139.1 ha (343.7 acres) |
• Rank | 7th |
Population (1 January 2019)[2] | |
• Total | 12,905 |
• Density | 8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Houtwijk (roughly translated as "Wood District") is a neighbourhood of The Hague, located in the Loosduinen district, with more than 5,000 homes. Houtwijk mainly contains a lot of new constructions that were built both in and after the 1970s and 1980s.[3] There are also both many owner-occupied and rental properties. While officially a neighbourhood of Loosduinen, some residents consider it its own subdistrict. This is mainly because its name contains wijk which translates to "district".