Eemsmond

Eemsmond
Former municipality
Flag of Eemsmond
Coat of arms of Eemsmond
Highlighted position of Eemsmond in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°24′N 6°40′E / 53.400°N 6.667°E / 53.400; 6.667
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
Established1 January 1979
Area
 • Total543.35 km2 (209.79 sq mi)
 • Land189.81 km2 (73.29 sq mi)
 • Water353.54 km2 (136.50 sq mi)
Elevation2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Totaldata missing
Postcode
9979–9989, 9995–9999
Area code0595, 0596
Websitewww.eemsmond.nl

Eemsmond (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːmsmɔnt] ; English: Ems Mouth) is a former municipality with a population of 15,864 in the north of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Bedum, De Marne and Winsum to form the new municipality Het Hogeland.

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9981AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.