Kollumerland c.a.

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Kollumerland c.a.
Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland
Municipality
Windmill Rust Roest

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Kollumerland c.a. in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°17′N 6°8′E / 53.283°N 6.133°E / 53.283; 6.133Coordinates: 53°17′N 6°8′E / 53.283°N 6.133°E / 53.283; 6.133
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Bearn Bilker (CDA)
Area[2]
 • Total 116.35 km2 (44.92 sq mi)
 • Land 109.75 km2 (42.37 sq mi)
 • Water 6.60 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 1 m (3 ft)
Population (November 2013)[4]
 • Total 12,857
 • Density 117/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 9291–9299, 9851–9853
Area code 0511, 0594
Website www.kollumerland.nl

Kollumerland c.a. (official name; "c.a." means cum annexis, "with annex") or fully Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland ( pronunciation (help·info), West Frisian: Kollumerlân, Gronings: Kölmerlaand) is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland.

Population centres

Augsbuurt, Burum, Kollum, Kollumerpomp, Kollumerzwaag, Munnekezijl, Oudwoude, Triemen, Veenklooster, Warfstermolen, Westergeest and Zwagerbosch.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Kollumerland, 2013.

Government

The Burum community houses the satellite ground station of the Nationale SIGINT Organisatie.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester Bearn Bilker" [Mayor Bearn Bilker] (in Dutch). Gemeente Kollumerland c.a. Retrieved 16 September 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9291KB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 September 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Nationale SIGINT Organisatie." (Archive) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.

External links

Dongeradeel Lauwersmeer De Marne (GR)
Dantumadiel Zuidhorn (GR)
   Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland  
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   Municipalities of Friesland (Fryslân)
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