Gaasterlân-Sleat
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Gaasterlân-Sleat
Gaasterland-Sloten | |
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Former municipality | |
 Aerial photo of Balk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Friesland | |
| Coordinates: 52°54′N 5°35′E / 52.900°N 5.583°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Established | 1 January 1984 |
| Dissolved | 1 January 2014[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 209.34 km2 (80.83 sq mi) |
| • Land | 95.24 km2 (36.77 sq mi) |
| • Water | 114.10 km2 (44.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (November 2013)[4] | |
• Total | 10,186 |
| • Density | 107/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8556–8583 |
| Area code | 0514 |
Gaasterlân-Sleat is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is in West Frisian, the Dutch name being Gaasterland-Sloten (pronounced [ˌɣaːstərlɑnt ˈsloːtə(n)] ). In 2014 it merged with the municipalities of Lemsterland and Skarsterlân to form the new municipality De Fryske Marren.
Population centres
[edit]Bakhuizen, Balk, Elahuizen, Harich, Kolderwolde, Mirns, Nijemirdum, Oudega, Oudemirdum, Rijs, Ruigahuizen, Sloten, Sondel and Wijckel.
Demographics
[edit]In 2010
References
[edit]- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2014" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2014]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8561BC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Niet-westerse allochtonen per gemeente 2010-2040 - Nationale Atlas Volksgezondheid". Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
External links
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Media related to Gaasterlân-Sleat at Wikimedia Commons
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