Dongen
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Population centres
- Dongen (population: 22,270)
- 's Gravenmoer (2,220)
- Vaart (500)
- Klein-Dongen (220)
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Dongen, June 2015
Politics
The municipal council exists of 21 chairs. You can find the composition of the council since 1998 below:
| Seats municipal council | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | ||||||||||
| People's Party Dongen | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||
| CDA | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| PvdA | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| VVD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Democratic Podium | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| SP | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | ||||||||||
| Others | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Total | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
Notable residents
- Nadine Broersen (1990) world champion indoor pentathlon 2014
- Rolf Snoeren (1969) Fashion designer.
- Karel Willemen (1967) Designer
- Kelly van Zon (1987) table tennis player
References
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