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Burgum
Frieslandtown
Burgum
Total population
10,058
Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Burgum is the largest and administrative town of the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, in the Dutch province of Friesland. It had a population of 10,058 inhabitants in January 2017.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia24,746
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves12,673
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves11,093
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves10,765
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves10,453
- Nathusius's BatPipistrellus nathusii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) · Mammalia9,541
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves9,123
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves8,684
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.8 — 2025-11-140 km ESE of Uithuizen, Netherlands
- M 2.7 — 2022-09-243 km SSW of Spijk, Netherlands
- M 3.2 — 2019-05-221 km E of Warffum, Netherlands
- M 3.4 — 2013-02-071 km NE of Usquert, Netherlands
- M 3.4 — 2012-08-161 km NNE of Loppersum, Netherlands
- M 3.3 — 2008-10-302 km SSW of Usquert, Netherlands
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Friesland
- Sumar1.3 mi away · pop. 1,382
- Noardburgum2 mi away · pop. 2,250
- Garyp2.1 mi away · pop. 1,894
- Hurdegaryp2.3 mi away · pop. 5,112
- Feanwâldsterwâl2.3 mi away · pop. 400
- Suwâld2.8 mi away · pop. 652
- Feanwâlden2.9 mi away · pop. 3,504
- Tytsjerk3.1 mi away · pop. 1,614
- Eastermar3.4 mi away · pop. 1,575
- Jistrum3.4 mi away · pop. 929
- Ryptsjerk3.4 mi away · pop. 767
- It Heechsân3.5 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API