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Waadhoeke | |
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Franeker town hall and planetarium Frisian handball in Franeker Church in Sint Jacobiparochie | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Friesland | |
| Coordinates: 53°11′N 5°32′E / 53.183°N 5.533°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Established | 1 January 2018 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Burgemeester | Marga Waanders (PvdA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 315.26 km2 (121.72 sq mi) |
| • Land | 284.86 km2 (109.99 sq mi) |
| • Water | 30.4 km2 (11.7 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | Parts of 8800 and 9000 range |
| Area code | 0515, 0517, 0518, 058 |
| Website | www |
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Waadhoeke is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2018 and consists of the former municipalities of Franekeradeel, het Bildt, Menameradiel and parts of Littenseradiel, all four of which were dissolved on the same day.[1]
The municipality is located in the province of Friesland, in the north of the Netherlands. Waadhoeke is bordered by Harlingen, Terschelling, Ferwerderadiel, Leeuwarden and Súdwest-Fryslân. The population in January 2019 was 46,133.[2] It is Friesland's sixth most populous municipality. The largest population centre (2018 population, 12,793) is Franeker. The residents speak Dutch, West Frisian or Bildts (a dialect in the former municipality het Bildt).
- ^ "Gemeentelijke herindeling" [Municipal mergers]. rijksoverheid.nl (in Dutch). Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand [Population growth; regions per month], CBS Statline (in Dutch) CBS 28 Januari 2019. Retrieved on 15 February 2019.