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Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland

Coordinates: 53°17′N 6°8′E / 53.283°N 6.133°E / 53.283; 6.133
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Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland
Kollumerlân en Nijkrúslân
Kollumerland c.a.
Municipality
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Windmill Rust Roest
Flag of Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland
Flag
Coat of arms of Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Kollumerland c.a. in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°17′N 6°8′E / 53.283°N 6.133°E / 53.283; 6.133
CountryNetherlands
Province Friesland
Merged2019
Area
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 • Total116.35 km2 (44.92 sq mi)
 • Land109.75 km2 (42.37 sq mi)
 • Water6.60 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Elevation
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0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Highest elevation
1.6 m (5.2 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Totaldata missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9291–9299, 9851–9853
Area code0511, 0594
Websitewww.kollumerland.nl

Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland (Dutch pronunciationⓘ; West Frisian: Kollumerlânⓘ en Nijkrúslân), officially abbreviated as Kollumerland c.a., is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Ferwerderadiel to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân.

Population centres

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Augsbuurt, Burum, Kollum, Kollumerpomp, Kollumerzwaag, Munnekezijl, Oudwoude, Triemen, Veenklooster, Warfstermolen, Westergeest and Zwagerbosch.[4]

Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland has a population of 12,775 (1 April 2016, source: CBS).[5]

Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, June 2015.

Government

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The Burum community houses the satellite ground station of the Nationale SIGINT Organisatie.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9291KB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Feiten & cijfers 2016 - Gemeente - Gemeente - Gemeente Kollumerland". Archived from the original on 2016-08-13. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  5. ^ "CBS StatLine - Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand". statline.cbs.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  6. ^ "Nationale SIGINT Organisatie." ( Archived 2013-05-22 at the Wayback Machine) Ministry of Defence. Retrieved on 13 June 2013.
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