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]