Leeuwarderadeel

Leeuwarderadeel
Ljouwerteradiel
Municipality
Wind mill in Leeuwarderadeel

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Leeuwarderadeel in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°16′N 5°46′E / 53.267°N 5.767°E / 53.267; 5.767Coordinates: 53°16′N 5°46′E / 53.267°N 5.767°E / 53.267; 5.767
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Joop Boertjens (VVD)
Area[2]
 • Total 41.46 km2 (16.01 sq mi)
 • Land 40.91 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
 • Water 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 1 m (3 ft)
Highest elevation 1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Lowest elevation 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population (August 2017)[4]
 • Total 10,133
 • Density 248/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode 9050–9057 9071–9072
Area code 0518, 058
Website www.leeuwarderadeel.nl

Leeuwarderadeel ( pronunciation , West Frisian: Ljouwerteradiel) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its capital was Stiens.

History

On 1 January 2018 it merged with the municipality of Leeuwarden.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel, June 2015.

Bartlehiem

The hamlet of Bartlehiem is partially in Leeuwarderadeel partially in Ferwerderadiel and partially in Tytsjerksteradiel.

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester J.R.A. Boertjens" [Mayor J.R.A. Boertjens] (in Dutch). Gemeente Leeuwarderadeel. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 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 9051AR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "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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