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General information - Location

Country	Netherlands (Holland)
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.7725,Lat: 52.465
Elevation	-2 meter above sea level
Local time	9:05:46am
Name province/region	Noord-Holland
Name Subregion	Zaanstad

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 J J Allanstraat	1.5 km	South
2 Assendelft	2.1 km	NorthWest
3 Koog aan de Zaan	2.3 km	EastSouthEast
4 Zaandijk	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
5 Noorder Delft	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amsterdam	Netherlands	13 km	SouthEast
2 Brussel	Belgium	182 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	332 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 11 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhine coastal: Lek, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Zaan (0.8 km² at a distance of 2.8 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 106.8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 150 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, low location: 0%, The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Reclamed lakes-polders - Flat Peaty meadows-area

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (at a distance of 17 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.5%

Wet nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

42.6 km2

54.2%

Urban area

27.6 km2

35.1%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.2%

Water - Lakes

4.1 km2

5.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Westzaan in country Netherlands

Westzaan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Dutch Water Defence Lines	Netherlands	10 km	North
2 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder)	Netherlands	13 km	NorthEast
3 Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht	Netherlands	14 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Polder Westzaan	NL	0.2 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gemeente Zaanstad

Type of weather in Gemeente Zaanstad	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam