HOOGWOUD

'Hoogwoud' (West Frisian: ''Hougwoud'') () is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 9 km northeast of Heerhugowaard.
Hoogwoud received city rights in 1414. It was a separate municipality until 1979, when it was merged with Opmeer.^[1]
In 2001, the town of Hoogwoud had 3170 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.92 km², and contained 1226 residences.^[2]
The statistical area "Hoogwoud", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3350.^[3]

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1. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]
2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001''. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
3. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005''. As of January 1, 2005.

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★ Map of the former municipality in 1868