Opmeer
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Opmeer is a municipality and town in the NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, in the province of North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
and the region of West-Frisia
West Friesland (region)
West Friesland is a contemporary region in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.The region covers an area of about , delineated by the Westfriese Omringdijk...
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Population centres
The municipality of Opmeer consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: AartswoudAartswoud
Aartswoud is an unincorporated village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about northeast of Heerhugowaard....
, De Weere
De Weere (Opmeer)
De Weere is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 10 km northwest of Hoorn.In 2001, the town of De Weere had 163 inhabitants...
, Gouwe
Gouwe
Gouwe is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 11 km northwest of Hoorn....
, Hoogwoud
Hoogwoud
Hoogwoud is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about northeast of Heerhugowaard....
, Opmeer, Spanbroek
Spanbroek
Spanbroek is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about northwest of Hoorn.Spanbroek received city rights in 1414. It was a separate municipality until 1959, when it was merged with Opmeer....
, Wadway
Wadway
Wadway is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 7 km northwest of Hoorn....
, Zandwerven
Zandwerven
Zandwerven is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about 8 km east of Heerhugowaard....
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Local government
The municipal council of Opmeer consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:- CDAChristian Democratic AppealThe Christian Democratic Appeal is a centre-right Dutch Christian democratic political party. It suffered severe losses in the 2010 elections and fell from the first to the fourth place...
- 5 seats - Gemeentebelangen Opmeer - 4 seats
- PvdALabour Party (Netherlands)The Labour Party , is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. Since the 2003 Dutch General Election, the PvdA has been the second largest political party in the Netherlands. The PvdA was a coalition member in the fourth Balkenende cabinet following 22 February 2007...
- 3 seats - DSV - 2 seats
- VVDPeople's Party for Freedom and DemocracyThe People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party located in the Netherlands. The VVD supports private enterprise in the Netherlands and is often perceived as an economic liberal party in contrast to the social-liberal Democrats 66 alongside which it sits in...
- 1 seat
The CDA and the Gemeentebelangen Opmeer are in a coalition government.