Badhoevedorp

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Badhoevedorp

Total population

12,937

Air quality index

29Good

Coordinates52.34°, 4.78°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Badhoevedorp is a town in the Western Netherlands, located in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer. It has a population of around 14.455.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Jan Willem de Pous

Dutch politician (1920-1996)

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Joop Stokkel

equestrian

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Casparus Johannes Rinkel

Dutch bishop (1826-1906)

Fred Borgman

Dutch politician (1946–1996)

Peter R. de Vries

Dutch Investigative journalist and crime reporter (1956–2021)

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Tessa van Dijk

Dutch speed skater

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Miep Maarse

Dutch sculptor

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Piet Bon

Dutch rower

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IJke Buisma

Dutch sportsperson and athletics competitor (1907-1994)

Anton Roosjen

Dutch politician (1894-1978)

Johannes Fake Berghoef

Dutch architect (1903-1994)

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Theodore van Houten

Dutch program maker, writer and journalist (1952-2016)

Jacques Tol

Dutch copywriter (1897-1969)

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Jan Jongkind

Olympic sailor (1932–2024)

Jeffrey Boomhouwer

Dutch handball player

Ada van Keulen

Belgian resistance fighter

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Holland

• Sloten
  0.6 mi away
• Lijnden
  1.3 mi away · pop. 838
• Zwanenburg
  3.2 mi away · pop. 7,895
• Halfweg
  3.3 mi away · pop. 2,611
• Amstelveen
  4 mi away · pop. 89,321
• Hoofddorp
  4.5 mi away · pop. 76,638
• Vijfhuizen
  4.6 mi away · pop. 4,868
• Aalsmeerderbrug
  4.7 mi away · pop. 501
• Amsterdam
  5.1 mi away · pop. 881,933
• Aalsmeer
  5.2 mi away · pop. 22,168
• Haarlemmerliede
  5.3 mi away · pop. 332
• Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
  5.8 mi away · pop. 8,620

Browse all places in North Holland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Seen 2026-07-03

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Seen 2026-07-03

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Seen 2026-07-03

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-07-03

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Seen 2026-07-03

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-07-03

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-07-03

Black Garden Ant

Lasius niger

Seen 2026-07-03

Great Willowherb

Epilobium hirsutum

Seen 2026-07-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Badhoevedorp, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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