Westzaan

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Westzaan

Total population

4,621

Coordinates52.46°, 4.77°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Westzaan is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 13 km northeast of Haarlem. It is located west of Zaandam, Koog aan de Zaan and Zaandijk, southwest of Wormer, southeast of Krommenie and south and southeast of Assendelft.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Nearby places in North Holland

• Assendelft
  1.1 mi away · pop. 23,459
• Koog aan de Zaan
  1.5 mi away · pop. 11,133
• Zaandijk
  1.7 mi away · pop. 8,686
• Krommenie
  2.2 mi away · pop. 17,226
• Wormerveer
  2.2 mi away · pop. 11,803
• Wormer
  2.9 mi away · pop. 12,555
• Zaandam
  2.9 mi away · pop. 76,804
• Oostknollendam
  3.7 mi away · pop. 590
• Westknollendam
  3.7 mi away · pop. 445
• Jisp
  4.4 mi away · pop. 715
• Markenbinnen
  4.6 mi away · pop. 310
• Oostzaan
  4.7 mi away · pop. 9,730

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Recently spotted species

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Seen 2026-07-04

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Seen 2026-07-03

Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Seen 2026-07-03

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-07-03

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Seen 2026-07-03

Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-07-03

White Satin Moth

Leucoma salicis

Seen 2026-07-03

Large Skipper

Ochlodes sylvanus

Seen 2026-07-03

Small Magpie

Anania hortulata

Seen 2026-07-03

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

Official Identifiers