Nieuwkoop | |
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Coordinates: 52°11′N 4°46′E / 52.183°N 4.767°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | South Holland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Robbert-Jan van Duijn (CDA) |
Area | |
• Total | 91.16 km2 (35.20 sq mi) |
• Land | 78.05 km2 (30.14 sq mi) |
• Water | 13.11 km2 (5.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | −5 m (−16 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 29,151 |
• Density | 373/km2 (970/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 2420–2441, 2460–2461, 3651–3653 |
Area code | 0172, 0297 |
Website | www |
Nieuwkoop (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈniukoːp] ) is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality was enlarged on 1 January 2007, through the amalgamation of Liemeer and Ter Aar. The municipality now covers an area of 91.16 km2 (35.20 sq mi) of which 13.11 km2 (5.06 sq mi) is water. Its population was 29,151 in 2021.
On May 3, 2008, the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad published an article which stated that Nieuwkoop is the safest municipality of the Netherlands.
The municipality of Nieuwkoop includes the following communities: