Borkum

Borkum
Municipality
Borkum from the Borkum Great Light lighthouse
Borkum from the Borkum Great Light lighthouse
Flag of Borkum
Flag
Coat of arms of Borkum
Coat of arms
Location of Borkum within Leer district
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Borkum is located in Germany
Borkum
Borkum
Borkum is located in Lower Saxony
Borkum
Borkum
Coordinates: 53°35′17″N 06°40′11″E / 53.58806°N 6.66972°E / 53.58806; 6.66972
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictLeer
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Jürgen Tönjes Akkermann[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total30.74 km2 (11.87 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,171
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
26757
Dialling codes+49 4922
Vehicle registrationLER
Websitewww.stadt-borkum.de

Borkum (Low German: Borkum, Börkum) is an island and a municipality in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany. It is situated east of Rottumeroog and west of Juist.

  1. ^ "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.