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Ter Aar

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Total population

9,055

Air quality index

53Moderate
Coordinates52.17°, 4.71°

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

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City facts

Overview

Ter Aar is a small village that lies in South Holland, Netherlands. Ter Aar maps to 52.166°, 4.709° — squarely within the cool temperate belt. Around 9,055 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The latitude suggests long cool seasons and short, mild summers. 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. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Ter Aar.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
52.1656
Longitude
4.7094
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
53
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
15.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
75
NO₂ (µg/m³)
16.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,132,870
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • muskrat
    Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Mammalia
    40,733
  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    38,633
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    34,309
  • Common Chiffchaff
    Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    32,304
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    31,423
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    29,519
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    29,400
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    29,354

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2001-09-09

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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)
138
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
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

Gallery

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

Oorlogsmonument in Ter Aar — Ter Aar, Netherlands0.6 miZevenhovenseweg, Ter Aar, Netherlands - panoramio — Ter Aar, Netherlands0.9 mi2461 Ter Aar, Netherlands - panoramio — Ter Aar, Netherlands0.9 mi2461 Ter Aar, Netherlands - panoramio (1) — Ter Aar, Netherlands0.9 mi2461 Ter Aar, Netherlands - panoramio (2) — Ter Aar, Netherlands0.9 miFlight Dubrovnik-Amsterdam (KLM) 160244 — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.2 miNetherlands, Aarlanderveen, map of 1865 — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.3 miAarkanaal north of Zegerbrug — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.3 miAlphen aan den Rijn Ridderbuurt 65 Woonhuis 04072025 — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.4 miRingvaart van de polder Nieuwkoop, Ter Aar, Netherlands - panoramio — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.5 miRingsloot, Aarlanderveen - panoramio — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.5 miGemaal Neptunus, Aarlanderveen — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.5 miBlijven schaatsen bij 25 graden in langeraar - panoramio — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.6 miHogedijk, Aarlanderveen, Netherlands - panoramio — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.6 miHogedijk, Aarlanderveen, Netherlands - panoramio (1) — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.6 miNetherlands, Alphen aan den Rijn, Aarlanderveen, Dorpsstraat (1) — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.7 miNetherlands, Alphen aan den Rijn, Aarlanderveen, Noordeinde — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.7 miNoordeinde 92 - 94 Aarlanderveen — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.7 miAlphen a-d Rijn - panoramio (35) — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.7 miPelgrimspad near Papenveer — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.7 miAlphen aan den Rijn Ridderbuurt 19 Woonhuis 04072025 — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.7 miWiosenne widoki - panoramio — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.8 miNetherlands, Kaartboek door Mr. Floris Balthasar, 1611, kaart 1 — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.9 miNetherlands, Alphen aan den Rijn, Aarlanderveen, Dorpsstraat (2) — Ter Aar, Netherlands1.9 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

CBS — Statistics Netherlands

CBS code
0480
Population (Wikidata)
1,482
Wikidata
Q1616258

Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • 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