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Hillegom, gemeente (municipality), western Netherlands, on the Ringvaart, a canal around the Haarlemmermeer polder. With Lisse it is one of the two main commercial centres of Holland’s bulb-growing district. The annual Bulb Parade held on a Saturday in late April passes through Hillegom. There is also some market gardening, cattle raising, and light manufacturing. Pop. (2007 est.) 20,295.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.