Westerkwartier (municipality)

Westerkwartier
Municipality
Leek
Leek
Zuidhorn
Zuidhorn
Marum
Marum
Tolbert
Tolbert
Grootegast
Grootegast
Grijpskerk
Grijpskerk
Zevenhuizen
Zevenhuizen
Opende
Opende
Flag of Westerkwartier
Flag
Coat of arms of Westerkwartier
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Westerkwartier in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°13′30″N 6°21′10″E / 53.22500°N 6.35278°E / 53.22500; 6.35278
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorArd van der Tuuk (PvdA)
Area
[1]
 • Total
368.87 km2 (142.42 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2019)[2]
 • Total
63,031
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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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]


Map of the municipality of Westerkwartier

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2019". CBS (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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