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Ridderkerk

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Ridderkerk

Total population

25,285

Land area25.32 km²
Coordinates51.87°, 4.60°

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

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City facts

Area
25.32 km²
Official website
www.ridderkerk.nl

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ridderkerk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 46,671 in 2021 and covers an area of 25.26 km2 (9.75 sq mi) of which 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi) is covered by water.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
51.8715
Longitude
4.6000
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
4,015,718
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    63,997
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    49,966
  • Common Chiffchaff
    Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    47,937
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    46,618
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    45,224
  • Mute Swan
    Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    44,086
  • Great Crested Grebe
    Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    42,330
  • Graylag Goose
    Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    41,934

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
2.9
Largest event
2008-10-11

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in South Holland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.03
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,104

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
501
Avg daily Wikipedia views
17
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

Events

Official Identifiers

CBS — Statistics Netherlands

CBS code
0597
Population (Wikidata)
46,671
Wikidata
Q222220

Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
  • • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382