Ameland

Ameland It Amelân
Municipality
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Ameland
Coordinates: 53°26′29.4″N 5°41′15.2″E / 53.441500°N 5.687556°E / 53.441500; 5.687556
Country	Netherlands
Province	Fryslân
Government
• Mayor	Leo Pieter Stoel
Area
• Total	59.11 km2 (22.82 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2001)
• Total	3,545
• Density	59.97/km2 (155.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code(s)	9160–9164
Area code(s)	0519
CIN	0060
Website	Official website

Ameland is an island and municipality of the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. In 2016 the municipality had about 3,600 people. The municipality covers an area of 269 km², the island an area of 59 km².

Ameland makes part of the West Frisian Islands (Dutch: Waddeneilanden).

It lies west of the island of Schiermonnikoog and east of the island of Terschelling.