Graafstroom (former municipality) explained

Official Name:Graafstroom
Flag Size:120x100px
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Holland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Molenlanden
Area Footnotes:(2006)
Area Total Km2:69.32
Area Land Km2:67.11
Area Water Km2:2.21
Population As Of:1 January 2007
Population Note:Source: CBS, Statline.
Settlement Type:Former municipality
Population Total:9,757
Population Density Km2:145
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:51.88°N 4.8°W
Website:www.graafstroom.nl

Graafstroom (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ɣraːfˈstroːm/) is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, and the region of Alblasserwaard. The former municipality had a population of 9,697 in 2004, and covered an area of 69.32km2 of which 2.21km2 was water. Since 2013 Graafstroom has been a part of the new municipality of Molenwaard (which ceased to exist in 2019).

The former municipality of Graafstroom consisted of the following population centres: Bleskensgraaf en Hofwegen, Brandwijk, Goudriaan, Molenaarsgraaf, Ottoland, Oud-Alblas, and Wijngaarden.

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