Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland

Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland
Kollumerland c.a.
Municipality

Windmill Rust Roest

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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 (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 12,905
 • Density 118/km2 (310/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 en Nieuwkruisland ( pronunciation , officially abbreviated as Kollumerland c.a. ("c.a." means cum annexis, "with annex"), 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 en Nieuwkruisland, June 2015.

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 12 March 2014.
  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. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nationale SIGINT Organisatie." (Archive) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.

External links

Dongeradeel Lauwersmeer De Marne (GR)
Dantumadiel Zuidhorn (GR)
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