Leeuwarderadeel

Leeuwarderadeel
Ljouwerteradiel
Municipality

Wind mill in Leeuwarderadeel

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Leeuwarderadeel in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°16′N 5°46′E / 53.267°N 5.767°E / 53.267; 5.767Coordinates: 53°16′N 5°46′E / 53.267°N 5.767°E / 53.267; 5.767
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Joop Boertjens (VVD)
Area[2]
 • Total 41.46 km2 (16.01 sq mi)
 • Land 40.91 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
 • Water 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 1 m (3 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 10,264
 • Density 251/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 9050–9057 9071–9072
Area code 0518, 058
Website www.leeuwarderadeel.nl

Leeuwarderadeel ( pronunciation , West Frisian: Ljouwerteradiel) is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its capital is Stiens.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel, June 2015.

Bartlehiem

The hamlet of Bartlehiem is partially in Leeuwarderadeel partially in Ferwerderadiel and partially in Tytsjerksteradiel.

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester J.R.A. Boertjens" [Mayor J.R.A. Boertjens] (in Dutch). Gemeente Leeuwarderadeel. Retrieved 19 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 9051AR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
 Ferwerderadiel
Het Bildt Tytsjerksteradiel
   Leeuwarderadeel  
Menameradiel Leeuwarden
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