Waadhoeke
Municipality in Friesland, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Waadhoeke is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2018 and consists of the former municipalities of Franekeradeel, het Bildt, Menameradiel and parts of Littenseradiel, all four of which were dissolved on the same day.[1]
Waadhoeke | |
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Franeker town hall and planetarium Frisian handball in Franeker Church in Sint Jacobiparochie | |
Coordinates: 53°11′N 5°32′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Established | 1 January 2018 |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Burgemeester | Marga Waanders (PvdA) |
Area | |
• Total | 315.26 km2 (121.72 sq mi) |
• Land | 284.86 km2 (109.99 sq mi) |
• Water | 30.4 km2 (11.7 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | Parts of 8800 and 9000 range |
Area code | 0515, 0517, 0518, 058 |
Website | www |
The municipality is located in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands. Waadhoeke is bordered by Harlingen, Terschelling, Ferwerderadiel, Leeuwarden and Súdwest-Fryslân. The population in January 2019 was 46,133.[2] It is Friesland's sixth-most-populous municipality. The largest population centre (2018 population, 12,793) is Franeker. The residents speak Dutch, West Frisian or Bildts (a dialect in the former municipality het Bildt).