Langedijk

Langedijk
Former municipality
Windmill in Sint Pancras
Windmill in Sint Pancras
Flag of Langedijk
Coat of arms of Langedijk
Highlighted position of Langedijk in a municipal map of North Holland
Location of the former municipality of Langedijk in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°41′N 4°48′E / 52.683°N 4.800°E / 52.683; 4.800
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityDijk en Waard
Area
 • Total27.03 km2 (10.44 sq mi)
 • Land23.88 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
 • Water3.15 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Total28,335
 • Density1,187/km2 (3,070/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1720–1724, 1830–1834
Area code0226, 072

Langedijk (Dutch: [ˌlɑŋəˈdɛik] ; West Frisian Dutch: Langedìk) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Langedijk received city rights in 1415.

Langedijk and the former municipality of Heerhugowaard merged into the new municipality of Dijk en Waard on 1 January 2022.

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1722GX". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.