Durgerdam is a village in the

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. It is a part of the municipality of

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, and lies about 7 km east of the city centre, along the dyke of the

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. Durgerdam is a part of the ''deelgemeente'' (sub-municipality)

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. The village has about 430 inhabitants.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Kerncijfers postcodegebieden 2004'

: postcode 1026BX, BZ, CA to CM. Durgerdam was a separate municipality between 1 May 1817, and 1 January 1818, when it was merged with

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. Durgerdam hosted the second "Pit Stop" on ''

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Populated places in North Holland Former municipalities of North Holland Amsterdam-Noord Geography of Amsterdam {{NorthHolland-geo-stub