Geldermalsen is a municipality

Municipality

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 and a town in the western Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. The municipality of Geldermalsen was formed on the 1st of January 1978 when former municipalities Beesd, Buurmalsen, Deil and Geldermalsen were joined. The new municipality with approximately 10.173 hectares (100 x 100 m2) is one of the largest municipalities in the Western Betuwe. On the first of January 2008 the municipality had 26,295 inhabitants. They all live in one of the eleven villages that form Geldermalsen.

Population centres

Acquoy

Acquoy

Acquoy is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland, it is pronounced "Akkooi". It is a part of the municipality of Geldermalsen, and lies about 12 km east of Gorinchem.In 2001, the village of Acquoy had 278 inhabitants...

, Beesd

Beesd

Beesd is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Geldermalsen, and lies about 16 km west of Tiel. It is situated near the river Linge and has a railway station on the railway from Dordrecht to Geldermalsen....

, Buurmalsen

Buurmalsen

Buurmalsen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Geldermalsen, and lies about 9 km west of Tiel.Buurmalsen was a separate municipality from 1818 to 1978, when it became a part of Geldermalsen....

, Deil

Deil

Deil is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Geldermalsen, and lies about 12 km west of Tiel.Deil was a separate municipality until 1978, when it became a part of Geldermalsen....

, Enspijk

Enspijk

Enspijk is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Geldermalsen, and lies about 14 km west of Tiel.In 2001, the town of Enspijk had 320 inhabitants...

, Geldermalsen

Geldermalsen (town)

Geldermalsen is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Geldermalsen. It is situated near the river Linge. In 2006, the town of Geldermalsen had 10.637 inhabitants. The Geldermalsen railway station is situated at the junction of the Utrecht–Boxtel railway and...

 , Gellicum

Gellicum

Gellicum is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Geldermalsen, and lies about 13 km east of Gorinchem.In 2001, the town of Gellicum had 183 inhabitants...

, Meteren, Rhenoy, Rumpt and Tricht.

Demographics

2010

• Dutch
  Dutch people
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  : 91.7%
• Black
  Black people
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  : 0.9%
• European
  White people
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  : 4.5%
• Arabs: 1.4%
• Other non Western: 1.4%:

External links

• Official Website
• Map