What is "midwoud"

Midwoud is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 7 km north of Hoorn.

Until 1979, Midwoud was a separate municipality. The area of that municipality is now part of Noorder-Koggenland and Wognum.

In 2001, the village of Midwoud had 1703 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.3 km², and contained 705 residences. The wider statistical area of Midwoud has a population of around 2200. This includes the hamlet De Buurt.