Hoofddorp (literally translated as Main Village) is the main town of the Haarlemmermeer municipality in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. In 2006, the population was 67,816.http://gemeente-gids.com/hoofddorp_overzicht.html Information guide from the Haarlemmermeer municipality, retrieved 19 January 2007 The town was founded in 1853, immediately after the Haarlemmermeer had been drained.