Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland

Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland
Kollumerland c.a.
Municipality
Windmill Rust Roest

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Kollumerland c.a. in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°17′N 6°8′E / 53.283°N 6.133°E / 53.283; 6.133Coordinates: 53°17′N 6°8′E / 53.283°N 6.133°E / 53.283; 6.133
Country Netherlands
Province  Friesland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Bearn Bilker (CDA)
Area[2]
 • Total 116.35 km2 (44.92 sq mi)
 • Land 109.75 km2 (42.37 sq mi)
 • Water 6.60 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Highest elevation 1.6 m (5.2 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (August 2017)[4]
 • Total 12,852
 • Density 117/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode 9291–9299, 9851–9853
Area code 0511, 0594
Website www.kollumerland.nl

Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland ( pronunciation ; Frisian: Kollumerlân en Nijkrúslân), officially abbreviated as Kollumerland c.a. is a municipality in the Northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. On 1 January 2019 it will merge with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Ferwerderadiel to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân.

Population centres

Augsbuurt, Burum, Kollum, Kollumerpomp, Kollumerzwaag, Munnekezijl, Oudwoude, Triemen, Veenklooster, Warfstermolen, Westergeest and Zwagerbosch.[5]

Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland has a population of 12,775 (1 April 2016, source: CBS).[6]

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, June 2015.

Government

The Burum community houses the satellite ground station of the Nationale SIGINT Organisatie.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester Bearn Bilker" [Mayor Bearn Bilker] (in Dutch). Gemeente Kollumerland c.a. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9291KB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  6. ↑ "CBS StatLine - Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand". statline.cbs.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  7. ↑ "Nationale SIGINT Organisatie." ( Archived 2013-06-13 at WebCite) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.


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