Harkema

Harkema

flag	coat of arms
province	Fryslân
local community	Achtkarspelen
Area  - land  - water	6.53  km 2 6.51 km 2 0.02 km 2
Residents	4,290 (Jan 1, 2017)
Coordinates	53 ° 11 ′  N , 6 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 53 ° 11 ′  N , 6 ° 8 ′  E
Important traffic route
prefix	0512
Postcodes	9207, 9231, 9233, 9261, 9281, 9283-9284, 9289
Location of Harkema in the municipality of Achtkarspelen

Harkema ( West Frisian De Harkema ) is a place in the municipality of Achtkarspelen in the east of the Dutch province of Friesland . It had 4,290 inhabitants on January 1, 2017. Until January 1, 1972 the place was called Harkema-Opeinde.

Population development

1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2017 4215 4254 4296 4291 4278 4273 4275 4283 4292 4228 4290

Sports

There are two football clubs in Harkema: Harkemase Boys and vv Harkema-Opeinde . Harkemase Boys played in the Dutch top class in the 2010/2011 season .

people

• The cyclist Pieter Weening was born in Harkema.

Web links

Commons : Harkema  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on June 13, 2018 (Dutch)