Schouwen-Duiveland

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Schouwen-Duiveland
Location of Schouwen-Duiveland
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Area (2006)
 - Total 488.94 km² (188.8 sq mi)
 - Land 231.07 km² (89.2 sq mi)
 - Water 257.87 km² (99.6 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Total 34,152
 - Density 148/km² (383.3/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Schouwen-Duiveland (pronunciation ) is a municipality and an island in the southwestern Netherlands.

The Brouwersdam is a dam, part of the Delta Works, from Schouwen-Duiveland to Goedereede, the west part of the island of Goeree-Overflakkee in South Holland.

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Brijdorpe, Brouwershaven, Bruinisse, Burgh, Burghsluis, Dreischor, Elkerzee, Ellemeet, Haamstede, Kerkwerve, Looperskapelle, Moriaanshoofd, Nieuwerkerk, Nieuwerkerke, Noordgouwe, Noordwelle, Oosterland, Ouwerkerk, Renesse, Scharendijke, Schuddebeurs, Serooskerke, Sirjansland, Westenschouwen, Zierikzee, Zonnemaire.

There is no village called Schouwen-Duiveland itself — the municipality takes its name from the island, which itself got its name when the former islands Schouwen and Duiveland (and Dreischor) were poldered together.

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Coordinates: 51°42′N, 3°55′E