| Dijk en Waard | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Dijk en Waard in a municipal map of North Holland |
| Coordinates: | 52.6667°N 54°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
| Governing Body: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | PvdA |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | M.F. (Maarten) Poorter[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 67.02 |
| Area Land Km2: | 62.09 |
| Area Water Km2: | 4.93 |
| Elevation M: | -1 |
| Elevation Max M: | 7 |
| Elevation Min M: | -4 |
| Population Total: | 88,786 |
| Population As Of: | September 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1430 |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 1700-1706, 1720-1724, 1830-1834 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 072, 0226 |
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]
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.
The first elections for the municipality were held on 24 November 2021, with the following elected:[5]
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.