Menterwolde

Menterwolde
Municipality

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Menterwolde in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°8′N 6°52′E / 53.133°N 6.867°E / 53.133; 6.867Coordinates: 53°8′N 6°52′E / 53.133°N 6.867°E / 53.133; 6.867
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Eduard van Zuijlen (GL)
Area[2]
 • Total 81.62 km2 (31.51 sq mi)
 • Land 80.33 km2 (31.02 sq mi)
 • Water 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 2 m (7 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 12,233
 • Density 152/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 9630–9639, 9649–9651
Area code 0598
Website www.menterwolde.nl

Menterwolde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌmɛntərˈʋɔldə]) is a municipality in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It has a population of 12,233.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Menterwolde, June 2015

Transportation

The Zuidbroek railway station is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway.

References

  1. ↑ "Samenstelling college" [Board members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Menterwolde. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9649GR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

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