Opmeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɔpˈmeːr] ; West Frisian: Opmar or Obmar) is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.

Population centres

The municipality of Opmeer consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

Topography


Map of the municipality of Opmeer, June 2015

Local government

The municipal council of Opmeer consists of 15 seats, which at the 2022 municipal elections divided as follows:[5]

  • CDA - 4 seats
  • Gemeentebelangen Opmeer - 3 seats
  • PvdA/GroenLinks - 2 seats
  • Door Samenwerking Vooruit (DSV) - 2 seats
  • VVD - 2 seats
  • Lokale Partij Opmeer - 2 seats

The CDA, VVD and PvdA are in a coalition government.

The town has an online portal with information on services and news.[6]

Notable people

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "college van Burgemeester en Wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Opmeer. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 1716VS". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Opmeer municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Gemeente Opmeer".

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