Hoeksche Waard | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Tiengemeten_20040517_0658.jpg) View of Tiengemeten and Hoeksche Waard | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Hoeksche_Waard_vlag.svg) Flag &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Hoeksche_Waard_wapen.svg) Coat of arms | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Map_-_NL_-_Municipality_code_1963_(2019).svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′N 4°28′E / 51.77°N 4.47°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Bram van Hemmen (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 323.74 km2 (125.00 sq mi) |
| Population (July 2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 87,199 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Hoeksche Waard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦuksə ˈʋaːrt]) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, consisting of the eponymous Hoeksche Waard and Tiengemeten islands.
The municipality was formed on 1 January 2019 by the merger of the municipalities Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen.[3]
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen, 11 July 2018, accessed at overheid.nl