Westerkwartier | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg.png.webp) Location in Groningen | |
| Coordinates: 53°13′30″N 6°21′10″E / 53.22500°N 6.35278°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Ard van der Tuuk (PvdA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 368.87 km2 (142.42 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 63,031 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Westerkwartier (West Frisian: Westerkertier) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Groningen.
The municipality was formed on 1 January 2019, by the merger of the municipalities of Grootegast, Leek, Marum, Zuidhorn and partly Winsum.[3]
References
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ↑ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2019". CBS (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
External links
Media related to Westerkwartier (municipality) at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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