West Maas en Waal

West Maas en Waal
Municipality

Church in Boven-Leeuwen

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of West Maas en Waal in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°31′E / 51.883°N 5.517°E / 51.883; 5.517Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°31′E / 51.883°N 5.517°E / 51.883; 5.517
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Established 1984
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Thomas Steenkamp (CDA)
Area[2]
 • Total 85.21 km2 (32.90 sq mi)
 • Land 77.40 km2 (29.88 sq mi)
 • Water 7.81 km2 (3.02 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 7 m (23 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 18,449
 • Density 238/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 6620–6621, 6626–6629, 6657–6659
Area code 0487
Website www.westmaasenwaal.nl

West Maas en Waal ( pronunciation ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

The municipality covers the western part of the Land van Maas en Waal, an island located between the Meuse and Waal rivers.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, 2013.

Demographics

References

  1. ↑ "College van burgemeester en wethouders" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente West Maas en Waal. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6658AG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. ↑
Tiel / Waal Neder-Betuwe
Waal
Neerijnen / Waal Druten
Wijchen
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Maasdriel Maas
Oss (NB)
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