West Maas en Waal
West Maas en Waal | |||
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Municipality | |||
Church in Boven-Leeuwen | |||
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Location in Gelderland | |||
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°31′E / 51.883°N 5.517°ECoordinates: 51°53′N 5°31′E / 51.883°N 5.517°E | |||
Country | Netherlands | ||
Province | Gelderland | ||
Established | 1984 | ||
Government[1] | |||
• Body | Municipal council | ||
• Mayor | Vincent van Neerbos (PvdA) | ||
Area[2] | |||
• Total | 85.21 km2 (32.90 sq mi) | ||
• Land | 77.40 km2 (29.88 sq mi) | ||
• Water | 7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi) | ||
Elevation[3] | 7 m (23 ft) | ||
Population (August 2017)[4] | |||
• Total | 18,880 | ||
• Density | 244/km2 (630/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
Postcode | 6620–6621, 6626–6629, 6657–6659 | ||
Area code | 0487 | ||
Website |
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West Maas en Waal (
The municipality covers the western part of the Land van Maas en Waal, an island located between the Meuse and Waal rivers.
Population centres
Topography
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, 2013.
Demographics
- Dutch: 93.6%
- Black people: 0.4%
- European: 4.7
- Arabs: 0.4%
- Other non-Western: 0.9%:[5]
References
- ↑ "College van burgemeester en wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente West Maas en Waal. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 6658AG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ↑ "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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