Schagen

Schagen is a municipality in the Dutch province of North Holland. In 2019, 46,553 people lived there.

Schagen
Municipality
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Schagen
Coordinates: 52°47′10.8″N 4°48′00.6″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Noord-Holland
Government
• Mayor	Marjan van Kampen-Nouwen
Area
• Total	168.3 km2 (65.0 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2001)
• Total	43,463
• Density	258.2/km2 (669/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code(s)	1738–1759
Area code(s)	0224, 0226
CIN	0441
Website	Official website

The city is between Alkmaar and Den Helder. It received city rights in 1415.

Since 2013, Harenkarspel and Zijpe have been part of the municipality of Schagen.