Zaanstreek

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Zaanstreek region
province North Holland North Holland
Area
 - land
 - water 		128.41  km 2
112.46 km 2
15.95 km 2
Residents 171,301 (May 31, 2018)
Coordinates 52 ° 28 ′  N , 4 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 28 ′  N , 4 ° 49 ′  E
Important traffic route A7 E22 A8 N8 N203 N246
prefix 0299, 075

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Zaanstreek is a region around the river Zaan in the west of the Netherlands in the province of North Holland . The word streek means in German  area .

The Zaanstreek is bordered by Amsterdam in the south, the Polder Beemster in the north, Kennemerland in the west and Waterland in the east. Three municipalities (Zaanstad, Oostzaan and Wormerland) together form the Zaanstreek. The largest municipality is Zaanstad with over 100,000 inhabitants, which was formed from the city of Zaandam and the villages of Westzaan, Krommenie, Wormerveer, Zaandijk, Koog aan de Zaan.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on July 1, 2018 (Dutch)