West Maas en Waal
| West Maas en Waal | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Church in Boven-Leeuwen | |||
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.svg.png) 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 | Thomas Steenkamp (CDA) | ||
| 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 (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 18,449 | ||
| • Density | 238/km2 (620/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 6620–6621, 6626–6629, 6657–6659 | ||
| Area code | 0487 | ||
| Website |
www | ||
West Maas en Waal (
pronunciation ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland.
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. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑
External links
Media related to West Maas en Waal at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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Tiel / Waal | Neder-Betuwe Waal |
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| Maasdriel | Maas Oss (NB) |
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