Hoeksche Waard (municipality) explained

Hoeksche Waard
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:100x67px
Map Alt:Highlighted position of Hoeksche Waard in a municipal map of South Holland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Holland
Governing Body:Municipal council
Leader Party:CDA
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Bram van Hemmen
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:323.74
Population Total:87,199
Population As Of:July 2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Area Code Type:Area code

Hoeksche Waard (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɦuksə ˌʋaːrt/) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, consisting of the eponymous Hoeksche Waard and Tiengemeten islands.

The municipality was formed on 1 January 2019 by the merger of the municipalities Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0041279/2018-09-15 Wet samenvoeging gemeenten Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland en Strijen
  2. Egmont, Lamoral, Count . IX . 1 .
  3. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0179221/ IMDb Database
  4. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039813/ IMDb Database