Harenkarspel

Harenkarspel is a former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. The main town of Harenkarspel was Tuitjenhorn. In 2013, Harenkarspel merged with Schagen and Zijpe into a new municipality, called Schagen.

Population centres
The former municipality of Harenkarspel consisted of the following towns and villages: Dirkshorn, Eenigenburg, Groenveld, Kalverdijk, Kerkbuurt, Krabbendam, 't Rijpje, Schoorldam (partly), Sint Maarten, Stroet, Tuitjenhorn, Valkkoog, Waarland, and Warmenhuizen. Warmenhuizen and Tuitjenhorn were the largest, with the town hall of Harenkarspel located in Tuitjenhorn.

Local government
The municipal council of Harenkarspel consisted of 17 seats, which at the final election in 2010 divided as follows: Elections were held in November 2012 for a council for the new merged municipal council of Schagen, which commenced work in January 2013.
 * CDA - 5 seats
 * PvdA - 4 seats
 * VVD - 4 seats
 * Algemeen Belang '89 - 2 seats
 * Harenkarspel in Beweging - 2 seats