Houtwijk

Houtwijk
Neighbourhood of The Hague
Location in The Hague
Location in The Hague
Coordinates: 52°3′17″N 4°15′2″E / 52.05472°N 4.25056°E / 52.05472; 4.25056
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityThe Hague
Area
 • Total146.3 ha (361.5 acres)
 • Land139.1 ha (343.7 acres)
 • Rank7th
Population
 (1 January 2019)[2]
 • Total12,905
 • Density8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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".

  1. ^ "total 2019 - Neighbourhoods". Den Haag in Cijfers. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Number of residents per 1-1 2019 - Neighbourhoods". Den Haag in Cijfers. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. ^ Wijkprogramma Loosduinen: Houtwijk 2016-2019, Gemeente Den Haag, p. 7, retrieved 17 April 2018