Hoeksche Waard | |
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![]() View of Tiengemeten and Hoeksche Waard | |
![]() Location in South Holland | |
Coordinates: 51°46′N 4°28′E / 51.77°N 4.47°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | South Holland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Bram van Hemmen (CDA) |
Area | |
• Total | 323.74 km2 (125.00 sq mi) |
Population (July 2019)[2] | |
• Total | 87,199 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | www |
Hoeksche Waard (Dutch pronunciation: [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.[3]