Editing Kampen, Overijssel (section)

== Geography ==
[[File:Kampen-plaats-OpenTopo.jpg|thumb|Topographic map of the city of Kampen, March 2014]]
[[File:IJsselDelta.png|thumb|<ol type="a">
<li>Primary channel: river [[IJssel]]</li>
<li>Secondary channel: IJssel (19th century); Ganzendiep (modern)</li>
<li>Secondary channel: Ganzendiep</li>
<li>Secondary channel: Goot</li>
<li>Primary channel: Regtediep (19th century); River IJssel (modern)</li>
<li>Secondary channel: Regtediep (19th century); Kattendiep (modern)</li>
<li>Primary channel: Keteldiep</li>
<li>Secondary channel: Noorderdiep (19th century); Noorddiep (modern)</li>
</ol>
<ol type="1">
<li>Historical city center of Kampen</li>
<li>Oost-Flevoland [[polder]], province of [[Flevoland]]</li>
<li>[[Noordoostpolder]], Flevoland</li>
</ol>
All other land areas on the map are part of the region of [[Salland]] in the province of [[Overijssel]].]]
Kampen is part of the province of [[Overijssel]] ('Over-IJssel' i.e. (mostly) trans-/across the river IJssel, as seen from the perspective of the bishopric of Utrecht by which it was held until 1528) in the Eastern part of The [[Netherlands]], situated between the provinces of [[Gelderland]], [[Flevoland]], [[Drenthe]] and [[Friesland]].

The city of Kampen is situated at the mouth of the river [[IJssel]]. Opposite Kampen, along the IJssel, lies [[IJsselmuiden]], which is the second largest residential nucleus of the municipality Kampen.

The municipality of Kampen has five other population centers: [[Grafhorst]], [['s-Heerenbroek]], [[Kamperveen]], [[Wilsum]] and [[Zalk]].