Browse / Netherlands / North Holland / Edam

Edam

North Hollandtown

No image yet

Total population

7,080

WeatherAvg high 57.5°F
Coordinates52.51°, 5.06°

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

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Overview

Edam sits in North Holland, Netherlands and is identified as a small town. It is home to roughly 7,080 residents. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a cool temperate latitude (52.512°, 5.056°). The latitude suggests long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Climate records indicate average highs near 57.5°F and lows near 47.2°F and about 33.4 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,084 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 42% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
52.5119
Longitude
5.0563
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
57.5°F
Avg low
47.2°F
Annual precipitation
33.4 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,084

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
221
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

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

Official Identifiers

CBS — Statistics Netherlands

CBS code
1315
Population (Wikidata)
18,828
Wikidata
Q77056

Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382

Sources

  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikidata
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
  • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382