Oude-Tonge

Oude-Tonge
Town
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Oude-Tonge in the former municipality of Oostflakkee.
Coordinates: 51°41′28″N 4°12′46″E / 51.6909725°N 4.2126986°ECoordinates: 51°41′28″N 4°12′46″E / 51.6909725°N 4.2126986°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Goeree-Overflakkee
Population (1 January 2015)	5,500

Oude-Tonge is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, and lies about 16 km south of Hellevoetsluis. In 2015, the town of Oude-Tonge had 5,500 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.9 km², and contained 1,615 residences.^[1] The wider statistical district "Oude-Tonge", which includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 5,500.^[2]

Oude-Tonge was a separate municipality until 1966, when it became part of Oostflakkee.^[3] Last one has made part of the new municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee since 2013.

Gallery

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  Catholic church: de kerk OLV Hemelvaart
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  Reformed church in the street
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  Windmill: korenmolen de Korenbloem

Notable residents on YouTube

Name	Channelname	Date of first video	Notes
Giovanni 'Gio' Latooy	Gio	12-01-2012	Formerly known as: "GameplayWorldXL"
Melanie 'Mel' Latooy	La Melanie	09-20-2015
Marcel Latooy Louise Latooy	De Latooys	04-03-2016
Jasper de Jong	YAS!	04-26-2016	In a relationship with Melanie Latooy

References

1. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Oostflakkee .
3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Oude-Tonge". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.