Westwoud

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Westwoud

Total population

1,802

Coordinates52.69°, 5.13°

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

Overview

Westwoud is a village in the Netherlands. It is located in the region of West Friesland in North Holland, about 4 kilometers northeast of Hoorn. The town is part of the municipality of Drechterland and has a population of 1,785.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Simone van der Vlugt

Dutch writer

J

Jeroen Tesselaar

Dutch footballer

J

Jacob van Foreest

(1731-1783)

F

Fernand Janssens

Pieter van Akerlaken

Dutch politician

Johan Messchaert

Dutch singer and vocal coach (1857-1922)

Lidia Postma

Dutch writer, cartoonist and illustrator (born 1952)

Luzette Kroon

Dutch politician

John Appel

Dutch documentary film maker

Gerardus Frederik Vlekke

Dutch teacher and politician

Co Giling

Dutch speed skater

Frans van Buchem

Dutch physician (1897–1979)

Femke Lakerveld

Dutch actress (born 1974)

Kees de Boer

Dutch comics artist, cartoonist and illustrator (born 1965)

Cornelis Aarnouts

Aaf Bouber

Dutch stage, film and television actress (1885–1974)

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

Nearby places in North Holland

• Oosterblokker
  1.3 mi away · pop. 1,495
• Zwaagdijk-Oost
  1.3 mi away · pop. 1,154
• Hoogkarspel
  2 mi away · pop. 7,954
• Hauwert
  2 mi away · pop. 703
• Blokker
  2.4 mi away · pop. 3,810
• Hem
  2.8 mi away · pop. 1,483
• Zwaag
  2.8 mi away · pop. 3,135
• Wervershoof
  2.9 mi away · pop. 6,201
• Nibbixwoud
  3 mi away · pop. 2,435
• Zwaagdijk-West
  3.2 mi away · pop. 586
• Oostwoud
  3.2 mi away · pop. 875
• Midwoud
  3.2 mi away · pop. 2,321

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

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Seen 2026-09-21

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-20

Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Seen 2026-09-20

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-09-20

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-09-20

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Seen 2026-09-20

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-19

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-15

Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Seen 2026-09-15

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

Official Identifiers