Binnenmaas
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Area (2006) | |||
| - Total | 54.91 km² (21.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 50.34 km² (19.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 4.57 km² (1.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2007) | |||
| - Total | 28,611 | ||
| - Density | 568/km² (1,471.1/sq mi) | ||
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Website: www.binnenmaas.nl | |||
Binnenmaas (population: 19,245 in 2004) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 54.91 km² (21.20 mile²) of which 4.57 km² (1.76 mile²) is water.
The municipality was formed on January 1, 1984, by the merger of the municipalities Puttershoek, Maasdam, Mijnsheerenland, Westmaas, and Heinenoord. On January 1, 2007, the municipality 's-Gravendeel was added to Binnenmaas.
The municipality of Binnenmaas consists the following communities: Blaaksedijk, De Wacht, Goidschalxoord, 's-Gravendeel, Greup, Heinenoord, Kuipersveer, Maasdam, Mijnsheerenland, Puttershoek, Schenkeldijk, Sint Anthoniepolder, and Westmaas.
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