Kamerik is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden and is situated about 3 km north of Woerden.
In 2010 the village of Kamerik (including Kanis) had 3808 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.43 km² and contained 877 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area. The statistical district "Kamerik and Kanis", which includes two villages and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 3050.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 . As of January 1, 2005. This does not include the separate villages of Kamerik-Mijzijde and Oud-Kamerik.
Until it was merged with Woerden in 1989 Kamerik was a separate municipality. Between 1818 and 1857 it was split into two municipalities: Kamerik-Mijzijde on the west side, and Kamerik-Houtdijken on the east.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006.
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