Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle Explained

Official Name:Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle
Flag Size:120x100px
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Area Footnotes:(2006)
Area Total Km2:31.10
Area Land Km2:29.87
Area Water Km2:1.23
Population As Of:1 January 2007
Population Note:Source: CBS, Statline.
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Population Total:10377
Population Density Km2:347
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:52.03°N 4.58°W
Website:www.zevenhuizen-moerkapelle.nl

Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈzeːvə(n)ɦœyzəˌmuːrkaːˈpɛlə/) is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.

The municipality was formed on January 1, 1991, through the merger of Moerkapelle and Zevenhuizen. It was initially called Moerhuizen before being renamed to Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle on February 1, 1992.

The municipality joined the new municipality of Zuidplas on January 1, 2010.

It consisted of the population centres of Moerkapelle, Oud Verlaat, and Zevenhuizen.

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