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Leeuwarden
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City and municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of the municipality (red) and the city (dark red) in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands | |
  Leeuwarden Location within the Netherlands  Leeuwarden Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 53°12′N 5°47′E / 53.200°N 5.783°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland (Fryslân) |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sybrand van Haersma Buma (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 255.62 km2 (98.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 238.38 km2 (92.04 sq mi) |
| • Water | 17.24 km2 (6.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3.2 m (10.5 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 5.2 m (17.1 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1.9 m (6.2 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 124,481 |
| • Density | 522/km2 (1,350/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 108,254 |
| • Metro | 174,724 |
| Demonym | Leeuwarder |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8900–8941 |
| Area code | 058 |
| Website | www |
Leeuwarden (Dutch: [ˈleːu.ɑrdə(n)] ; West Frisian: Ljouwert [ˈljɔːʋ(ə)t]/[ˈʎɔːw(ə)t] ; Town Frisian: Liwwadden; Leeuwarder dialect: Leewarden) is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 127,073 (2023). It is the provincial capital and seat of the Provincial Council of Friesland.
The region has been continuously inhabited since the 10th century. It came to be known as Leeuwarden in the early 9th century AD and was granted city privileges in 1435. It is the main economic hub of Friesland, situated in a green and water-rich environment. Leeuwarden is a former royal residence and has a historic city centre, many historically relevant buildings, and a large shopping centre with squares and restaurants. Leeuwarden was awarded the title European Capital of Culture for 2018. Also, Leeuwarden has been a UNESCO City of Literature since 2019.
The Elfstedentocht (Eleven Cities Tour), an ice skating tour passing the eleven cities of Friesland, starts and finishes in Leeuwarden.
The following towns and villages within the municipality have populations in excess of 1,000 people: Leeuwarden, Stiens, Grou, Goutum, Wergea, Jirnsum, Reduzum, and Wirdum. The municipality is governed by the mayor Sybrand van Haersma Buma and a coalition of the Labour Party, Christian Democratic Appeal, and GreenLeft.
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- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; Regionale kerncijfers Nederland" [Regional core figures Netherlands]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.