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Goeree-Overflakkee | |
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Island and Municipality | |
 View over Goedereede | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′N 4°10′E / 51.750°N 4.167°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Established | 1 January 2013[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ada Grootenboer-Dubbelman (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 422.35 km2 (163.07 sq mi) |
| • Land | 260.48 km2 (100.57 sq mi) |
| • Water | 161.87 km2 (62.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[5] | |
• Total | 50,589 |
| • Density | 194/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3240–3258 |
| Area code | 0187 |
| Website | www |
Goeree-Overflakkee (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣuˌreː ˈoːvərflɑˌkeː]) is the southernmost delta island of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is separated from Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard by the Haringvliet, from the mainland of North Brabant by the Volkerak, and from Schouwen-Duiveland by Lake Grevelingen.
Since 2013, Goeree-Overflakkee has also been a municipality consisting, from west to east, of the former municipalities of Goedereede, Dirksland, Middelharnis, and Oostflakkee. The largest towns are Sommelsdijk, Middelharnis, Ouddorp, and Dirksland.
Despite being part of the province of South Holland, the island's scenery and dialect are more closely related to Zeeland than to Holland. On the island they speak a form of Zeelandic, namely Goereês in the west and Flakkees in the east.
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- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.