Opmeer (; West Frisian: Opmar or Obmar) is a municipality and town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.
Population centres
The municipality of Opmeer consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Opmeer, June 2015
Local government
The municipal council of Opmeer consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:
The CDA and the Gemeentebelangen Opmeer are in a coalition government.
The town has an online portal with information on services and news.
Notable people
Hendrik Bosch (1776 in Spanbroek – unknown) a military officer and colonial government official on the Dutch Gold Coast Johan Carel Marinus Warnsinck (1882 in Hoogwoud - 1943) a Dutch naval officer and naval historian Albert Langereis (1888 in Hoogwoud – 1966) a sports shooter, competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics Robert Slippens (born 1975 in Opmeer) a Dutch racing cyclist, competed in three Summer Olympics Jan Agema (1919 in Opmeer - 2011) Civil engineer, professor at Delft University of Technology and involved in the design and construction of the Delta Works