Nissewaard
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Nissewaard | |
|---|---|
City centre of Spijkenisse | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°49′42″N 4°16′45″E / 51.8283°N 4.2792°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Established | 1 January 2015[1] |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor (acting) | Cor Lamers (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.79 km2 (32.35 sq mi) |
| • Land | 73.58 km2 (28.41 sq mi) |
| • Water | 10.21 km2 (3.94 sq mi) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 85,440 |
| • Density | 1,161/km2 (3,010/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3200–3209, 3211, 3212, 3214, 3216, 3218, 3227 |
| Area code | 0181 |
| Website | www |
Nissewaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɪsəˌʋaːrt]) is a municipality in the Netherlands, located on the island of Voorne-Putten, in the south of the province of South Holland. It was created through a merger of the municipalities of Spijkenisse and Bernisse on 1 January 2015.
Nissewaard has a population of about 85,000 as of 2014.
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Nissewaard, June 2015
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