Achthuizen

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caption = The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Achthuizen in the municipality of Oostflakkee.

Achthuizen (coord|51|41|N|4|17|E|type:city(740)) is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Oostflakkee, and lies about 17 km south of Spijkenisse.

In 2001, the town of Achthuizen had 740 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.14 km², and contained 320 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm] . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.] The slightly larger statistical district "Achthuizen" has a population of around 900.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), "Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Oostflakkee" [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/nederland-regionaal/nederland-regionaal/publicaties/gemeente-op-maat/2004/alfabet/o/2004-oostflakkee.htm] .]

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