Langedijk (West Frisian Dutch: Langedìk) is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. Langedijk received city rights in 1415. Langedijk and the former municipality of Heerhugowaard merged into the new municipality of Dijk en Waard on 1 January 2022.

Population centres

The former municipality of Langedijk contained the following small towns and villages: • Broek op Langedijk • Koedijk (partly) • Noord-Scharwoude • Oudkarspel • Sint Pancras • Zuid-Scharwoude.

Topography

Map of the former municipality of Langedijk, 2015

Local government

The former municipal council of Langedijk consisted of 21 seats, which at the last elections in 2018 divided as follows: • Dorpsbelang Langedijk (4 seats) • VVD (4 seats) • Kleurrijk Langedijk (3 seats) • CDA (2 seats) • GroenLinks (2 seats) • Senioren Langedijk (2 seats) • PvdA (1 seat) • Hart voor Langedijk/D66 (2 seats) • ChristenUnie (1 seat) Elections were held in November 2021 for a council for the new merged municipality of Dijk en Waard, that included Langedijk, which commenced work in January 2022.

Notable people

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