Schouwen-Duiveland

Schouwen-Duiveland
—  Municipality  —
Zierikzee

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Coordinates:
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)
Area code(s) 0111

Schouwen-Duiveland () 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.

Population centers

Brijdorpe, Brouwershaven, Bruinisse, Burgh, Burghsluis, Den Osse, 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; the municipality takes its name from the island, which received its name when the former islands Schouwen and Duiveland (and Dreischor) were poldered together.

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