Zijpe

Zijpe (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzɛipə] ^ⓘ) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 2013, Zijpe and Harenkarspel merged into Schagen.

Zijpe
Former municipality
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Coordinates: 52.80°N 4.77°E / 52.80; 4.77
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Municipality	Schagen
Area (2006)
• Total	113.35 km2 (43.76 sq mi)
• Land	95.17 km2 (36.75 sq mi)
• Water	18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2007)
• Total	11,565
• Density	122/km2 (320/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.zijpe.nl

Population centres

The former municipality of Zijpe consisted of the following small towns and villages: Burgerbrug, Burgervlotbrug, Callantsoog, Groote Keeten, Oudesluis, Petten, Schagerbrug, Sint Maartensbrug, Sint Maartensvlotbrug, 't Zand.

Local government

The municipal council of Zijpe had 15 seats, which at the final election in 2010 divided as follows:^[1]

• Burger Kiesvereniging Zijpe (BKV) - 4 seats
• CDA - 3 seats
• VVD - 3 seats
• PvdA - 3 seats
• Natuurlijk Zijpe - 2 seats

Elections were held in November 2012 for a council for the new merged municipal council of Schagen that included Zijpe, which commenced work in January 2013.^[2]