Borsele

Borsele
Municipality

Church in Ovezande

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Borsele in a municipal map of Zeeland
Location in Zeeland
Coordinates: 51°26′N 3°49′E / 51.433°N 3.817°E / 51.433; 3.817Coordinates: 51°26′N 3°49′E / 51.433°N 3.817°E / 51.433; 3.817
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Jaap Gelok (PvdA)
Area[2]
 • Total 194.52 km2 (75.10 sq mi)
 • Land 141.72 km2 (54.72 sq mi)
 • Water 52.80 km2 (20.39 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 2 m (7 ft)
Population (February 2017)[4]
 • Total 22,651
 • Density 160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Borsselaar
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 4430–4456
Area code 0113
Website www.borsele.nl

Borsele ( pronunciation ; Zeelandic: Bossele) is a municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland.

The name of the municipality is spelled with a single s; the name of the eponymous village is Borssele, spelled with double s.

The municipality is mainly known for the Borssele Nuclear Power Station and the Central Storage For Radioactive Waste.

Population centres

Baarland, Borssele, Driewegen, Ellewoutsdijk, 's-Gravenpolder, 's-Heer Abtskerke, 's-Heerenhoek, Heinkenszand, Hoedekenskerke, Kwadendamme, Lewedorp, Nieuwdorp, Nisse, Oudelande and Ovezande.

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Borsele, June 2015.

Transport

The Western Scheldt Tunnel is from Ellewoutsdijk to Terneuzen in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.

References

  1. ↑ "Samenstelling College van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Borsele. Retrieved 6 December 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 4441AT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
Adjacent places of Borsele
 Middelburg Goes Kapelle
Vlissingen
  Borsele  
Western Scheldt
Terneuzen
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