Dijk en Waard

Dijk en Waard (West Frisian Dutch: Doik en Weard/Weerd or Dìk en Weard/Weerd) is a municipality in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia, the Netherlands. It was formed from the merger of Heerhugowaard and Langedijk on 1 January 2022.^[3]

Dijk en Waard
Municipality
Heerhugowaard Windmill in Sint Pancras Museum Broekerveiling Sluismolen in Koedijk
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 52°40′N 4°50′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	M.F. (Maarten) Poorter[1] (PvdA)
Area [2]
• Total	67.02 km2 (25.88 sq mi)
• Land	62.09 km2 (23.97 sq mi)
• Water	4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Highest elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Lowest elevation	−4 m (−13 ft)
Population  (September 2022)
• Total	88,786
• Density	1,430/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	1700-1706, 1720-1724, 1830-1834
Area code	072, 0226
Website	www.dijkenwaard.nl

Geography

In 2022, the municipality had a population of approximately 87,000.^[4][2] It is bordered by Bergen to the west, Alkmaar to the south, Koggenland to the east, Opmeer to the northeast and Hollands Kroon and Schagen to the north. It consists of 16 main population centres, the largest of which is Heerhugowaard.

Politics

The first elections for the municipality were held on 24 November 2021, with the following elected:^[5]

• Dijk&Waardse Independent Party (Dijk&Waardse Onafhankelijke Partij) – 7 seats
• Lokaal Dijk en Waard – 6 seats
• VVD – 5 seats
• Senioren Dijk en Waard – 4 seats
• D66 – 3 seats
• GroenLinks – 3 seats
• FvD – 3 seats
• CDA – 2 seats
• PvdA – 2 seats
• ChristenUnie – 2 seats

Peter Rehwinkel became acting mayor of the new municipality on 1 January 2022,^[6] with the appointment of M.F.(Maarten) Poorter on 13 July 2022.^[7]

The regular municipal elections of March 2022 were not held in Dijk en Waard.