Dijk en Waard (

West Frisian Dutch {{Unreferenced, date=June 2008 The West Frisian dialect ( nl, West-Fries) is a Dutch dialect spoken in the contemporary West Friesland region, Wieringen, Wieringermeer, the coastal area from Den Helder to Castricum, and the island of Texel. It i ...

: ''Doik en Weard/Weerd'' or ''Dìk en Weard/Weerd'') is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the province of

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

and the region of West-Frisia, the

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, formed from the merger of

Heerhugowaard Heerhugowaard (; West Frisian Dutch: ''Heerhugoweard'', ''Heregeweard'' or ''De Weard'') is a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland. Heerhugowaard was previously a municipality, which merged w ...

and

Langedijk Langedijk (; 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 Heerh ...

. The municipality came into existence on 1 January 2022.Samenvoeging van de gemeenten Heerhugowaard en Langedijk
op www.tweedekamer.nl

Geography

As of 2022, the areas encompassed by the municipality have a population of approximately 87 thousand people. The municipality is bordered by

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to the west,

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...

to the south,

Koggenland Koggenland ( fy, Koggelân) is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland. ...

to the east,

Opmeer Opmeer (; West Frisian: ''Opmar'' or ''Obmar'') is a municipality and town in the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of ...

to the northeast and

Hollands Kroon Hollands Kroon is a municipality located in the Northwest Netherlands. It was created on 1 January 2012, as a merger of four municipalities: Anna Paulowna, Niedorp, Wieringen, and Wieringermeer.Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations''Samen ...

and

Schagen Schagen () is a city and municipality in the northwestern Netherlands. It is located between Alkmaar and Den Helder, in the region of West Friesland (region), West Friesland and the province of North Holland. It received City rights in the Nethe ...

to the north. It consists of 16 main population centres, the largest of which is

Politics

The first elections for the municipality were held on 24 November 2021. The election was won by Dijk&Waardse Independent Party (''Dijk&Waardse Onafhankelijke Partij'') who received 4431 votes (7 seats), followed by Lokaal Dijk en Waard with 3706 votes (6 seats),

VVD The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( nl, Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ; VVD) is a Conservative liberalism, conservative-liberalRudy Andeweg, Andeweg, R. and G. Irwin ''Politics and Governance in the Netherlands'', Basingsto ...

with 3071 votes (5 seats), Senioren Dijk en Waard with 2625 votes (4 seats), D66 with 1884 votes (3 seats),

GroenLinks GroenLinks (, ) is a green political party in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 March 1989 from the merger of four left-wing parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, the Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and t ...

with 1879 votes (3 seats), FvD with 1787 votes (3 seats), CDA with 1737 votes (2 seats), PvdA with 1705 votes (2 seats),

ChristenUnie The Christian Union ( nl, ChristenUnie, CU) is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. The CU is a centrist party, maintaining more progressive stances on economic, immigration and environmental issues while holding more sociall ...

with 1170 votes (2 seats), while the Authentiek Dijk en Waard and Blanco (Planken, R.W.J.) failed to get a seat. Peter Rehwinkel has been acting mayor since January 1, 2022.Peter Rehwinkel waarnemend burgemeester gemeente Dijk en Waard
Nieuwsbericht gemeente Heerhugowaard d.d. 29 november 2021

References

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