Ferwerderadiel

Ferwerderadiel
Ferwerderadeel
Municipality
Canal through Burdaard

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Ferwerderadiel in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°20′N 5°50′E / 53.333°N 5.833°E / 53.333; 5.833Coordinates: 53°20′N 5°50′E / 53.333°N 5.833°E / 53.333; 5.833
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Government
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Wil van den Berg (CDA)
Area[1]
 • Total 133.18 km2 (51.42 sq mi)
 • Land 97.71 km2 (37.73 sq mi)
 • Water 35.47 km2 (13.70 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 1 m (3 ft)
Population (August 2017)[3]
 • Total 8,699
 • Density 89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode 9070–9179
Area code 0518, 0519, 058
Website www.ferwerderadiel.nl

Ferwerderadiel ( pronunciation ) is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is West Frisian. The Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel. On 1 January 2019 it will merge with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân.

Population centres

Bartlehiem, Blije, Burdaard, Ferwert, Ginnum, Hallum, Hegebeintum, Jannum, Jislum, Lichtaard, Marrum, Reitsum, Wânswert, Westernijtsjerk.

Topography

'Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Ferwerderadiel, June 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9172PJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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