Wester-Koggenland is a former municipality of the Netherlands

Netherlands

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...

, located 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...

. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Obdam

Obdam

Obdam is a former municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Wester-Koggenland to form the new municipality of Koggenland....

 to form the new municipality of Koggenland

Koggenland

Koggenland 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.-Population centers:*Avenhorn...

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Population centres

The area of the former municipality of Wester-Koggenland consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Avenhorn

Avenhorn

Avenhorn is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 9 km west of Hoorn.In 1979, the former municipality of Avenhorn merged into the new municipality of Wester-Koggenland....

, Berkhout

Berkhout

Berkhout is a town in the northwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Koggenland, North Holland, about 5 km west of Hoorn.In 2001, the town of Berkhout had 956 inhabitants...

, De Goorn

De Goorn

De Goorn is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wester-Koggenland, and lies about 9 km west of Hoorn.In 2001, the town of De Goorn had 7256 inhabitants...

, Oudendijk

Oudendijk

Oudendijk can refer to several villages in the Netherlands:* Oudendijk , South Holland* Oudendijk , South Holland* Oudendijk * Oudendijk...

, Rustenburg

Rustenburg (North Holland)

Rustenburg is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 5 km southeast of Heerhugowaard....

, Scharwoude

Scharwoude

Scharwoude is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wester-Koggenland, and lies about 5 km southwest of Hoorn.In 2001, the town of Scharwoude had 293 inhabitants...

, Spierdijk

Spierdijk

Spierdijk is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 8 km east of Heerhugowaard.In 2001, the town of Spierdijk had 554 inhabitants...

, Ursem

Ursem

Ursem is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about east of Alkmaar and north of Amsterdam and west from Hoorn....

, Wogmeer (partly), Zuidermeer.

Local government

Before the merger, the last municipal council of Wester-Koggenland consisted of 15 seats, which were divided as follows:

• CDA
  Christian Democratic Appeal
  The 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 - 4 seats
• VVD
  People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
  The 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...
  
   - 3 seats
• PvdA
  Labour 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...
  
  - 2 seats
• Fractie Mollet - 1 seat