Oss
municipality in the Netherlands
Oss is a municipality in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands.
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| Coordinates: 51°45′51.5″N 5°31′30.0″E / 51.764306°N 5.525000°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Noord-Brabant |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wobine Buijs-Glaudemans |
| Area | |
| • Total | 163.2 km2 (63.0 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2001) | |
| • Total | 87,096 |
| • Density | 533.7/km2 (1,382/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 |
| Postal code(s) | 5341–5349, 5351–5359, 5366–5368, 5371, 5373, 5386, 5394–5398 |
| MCN | 0828 |
| Website | Official website |
It is in the northeast of the province, and borders the Meuse River and the Province of Gelderland.
As of 2015, about 58,000 people were living in the town of Oss.
As of 2017, about 91,000 people were living in the municipality of Oss.
Since 2011, Lith was added to Oss. In 2015, Maasdonk became a part to Oss.
The town of Oss is a stronghold of the Socialist Party (SP).
Well-known people
change- Lilian Marijnissen (born 1985), politician
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