Ouderkerk

Former municipality in South Holland, Netherlands

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Location in South Holland

Coordinates: 51°56′N 4°38′E / 51.933°N 4.633°E / 51.933; 4.633CountryNetherlandsProvinceSouth HollandMunicipalityKrimpenerwaardEstablished1 January 1985Area

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• Total28.57 km² (11.03 sq mi) • Land27.07 km² (10.45 sq mi) • Water1.50 km² (0.58 sq mi)Elevation

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0 m (0 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[3]

• Totaldata missingDemonymOuderkerkerTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

2830–2831, 2935

Area code0180, 0182Websitewww.ouderkerk.nl

Ouderkerk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʌudərˌkɛr(ə)k] ^ⓘ) is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Krimpenerwaard.

The former municipality covered an area of 28.57 km² (11.03 sq mi) of which 1.50 km² (0.58 sq mi) was water. It was formed on 1 January 1985, after a municipal reorganization.

The former municipality of Ouderkerk consisted of the population centres Gouderak, Lageweg, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, and IJssellaan, all situated along the Hollandse IJssel river.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the former municipality of Ouderkerk, 2013.

References

^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 2935AB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.