Nieuwe-Tonge

Nieuwe-Tonge
Village

Protestant church in Nieuwe Tonge

The village centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Nieuwe-Tonge in the former municipality of Middelharnis.
Coordinates: 51°42′50″N 4°09′53″E / 51.7137673°N 4.1648166°E / 51.7137673; 4.1648166Coordinates: 51°42′50″N 4°09′53″E / 51.7137673°N 4.1648166°E / 51.7137673; 4.1648166
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Goeree-Overflakkee
Population (1 January 2009) 2,510

Nieuwe-Tonge is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, and lies about 13 km south of Hellevoetsluis.

In 2001, the village of Nieuwe-Tonge had 1,965 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.39 km², and contained 768 residences.[1] The slightly larger statistical area "Nieuwe-Tonge" has a population of around 2,390.[2]

Nieuwe-Tonge was a separate municipality until 1966, when it became part of Middelharnis.[3] Last one has made part of the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee since 2013.

References

  1. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Middelharnis .
  3. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.


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