Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland

Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland
Kollumerland c.a.
Municipality

Windmill Rust Roest

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Kollumerland c.a. in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°17′N 6°8′E / 53.283°N 6.133°E / 53.283; 6.133Coordinates: 53°17′N 6°8′E / 53.283°N 6.133°E / 53.283; 6.133
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Government[1]
  Body Municipal council
  Mayor Bearn Bilker (CDA)
Area[2]
  Total 116.35 km2 (44.92 sq mi)
  Land 109.75 km2 (42.37 sq mi)
  Water 6.60 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 1 m (3 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
  Total 12,905
  Density 118/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 9291–9299, 9851–9853
Area code 0511, 0594
Website www.kollumerland.nl

Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland ( pronunciation , officially abbreviated as Kollumerland c.a. ("c.a." means cum annexis, "with annex"), West Frisian: Kollumerlân, Gronings: Kölmerlaand) is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland.

Population centres

Augsbuurt, Burum, Kollum, Kollumerpomp, Kollumerzwaag, Munnekezijl, Oudwoude, Triemen, Veenklooster, Warfstermolen, Westergeest and Zwagerbosch.[5]

Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland has a population of 12,775 (1 april 2016, source: CBS).[6]

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, June 2015.

Government

The Burum community houses the satellite ground station of the Nationale SIGINT Organisatie.[7]

References

  1. "Burgemeester Bearn Bilker" [Mayor Bearn Bilker] (in Dutch). Gemeente Kollumerland c.a. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 9291KB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. http://www.kollumerland.nl/gemeente/gemeente_3721/item/feiten-cijfers-2016_6145.html
  6. "CBS StatLine - Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand". statline.cbs.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  7. "Nationale SIGINT Organisatie." (Archived 2013-06-13 at WebCite) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.

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