Postal code 6659 Population 1,825 (31 Dec 2008) | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Sunday 8:16 AM | |
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Wamel is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, and lies about 3 km east of Tiel.
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Map of Wamel, Netherlands
Wamel was a separate municipality until 1984, when it merged with Appeltern and Dreumel. The new municipality was first called "Wamel", but the name changed to "West Maas en Waal" in 1985.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
In 2001, the town of Wamel had 1825 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.64 km², and contained 699 residences. The statistical area "Wamel", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2360.
People born in Wamel
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