| Skarsterlân | |||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Friesland | ||
| Area(2006) | |||
| • Total | 216.89 km2 (83.7 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 186.41 km2 (72 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 30.47 km2 (11.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2007) | |||
| • Total | 27,059 | ||
| • Density | 145/km2 (375.5/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Skarsterlân (largely obsolete Dutch: Scharsterland ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The municipality was created January 1, 1984 by merging the municipalities of Doniawerstal and Haskerland, the part of Utingeradeel consisting of the villages Akmarijp and Terkaple and the village Nieuwebrug that used to belong to Heerenveen. The offices of the municipality are located in Joure.
At first, the Dutch name Scharsterland was chosen, but as of March 1, 1985, the West Frisian name Skarsterlân was adopted and the Dutch name became obsolete.
Akmarijp, Boornzwaag, Broek, Dijken, Doniaga, Goingarijp, Haskerdijken, Haskerhorne, Idskenhuizen, Joure, Langweer, Legemeer, Nieuwebrug, Nijehaske, Oldeouwer, Oudehaske, Ouwster-Nijega, Ouwsterhaule, Rohel, Rotstergast, Rotsterhaule, Rottum, Scharsterbrug, Sint Nicolaasga, Sintjohannesga, Snikzwaag, Terkaple, Teroele, Tjerkgaast and Vegelinsoord.