Leeuwarderadeel

Leeuwarderadeel Ljouwerteradiel
Municipality
Wind mill in Leeuwarderadeel
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°16′N 5°46′E / 53.267°N 5.767°ECoordinates: 53°16′N 5°46′E / 53.267°N 5.767°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Joop Boertjens (VVD)
Area[2]
• Total	41.46 km^2 (16.01 sq mi)
• Land	40.91 km^2 (15.80 sq mi)
• Water	0.55 km^2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	1 m (3 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	10,264
• Density	251/km^2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	9050–9057 9071–9072
Area code	0518, 058
Website	www.leeuwarderadeel.nl

Leeuwarderadeel ( pronunciation , West Frisian: Ljouwerteradiel) is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its capital is Stiens.

Population centres

• Bartlehiem
• Britsum
• Cornjum
• Finkum
• Hijum
• Jelsum
• Oude Leije
• Stiens

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel, June 2015.

Bartlehiem

The hamlet of Bartlehiem is partially in Leeuwarderadeel partially in Ferwerderadiel and partially in Tytsjerksteradiel.

References

1. "Burgemeester J.R.A. Boertjens" [Mayor J.R.A. Boertjens] (in Dutch). Gemeente Leeuwarderadeel. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. "Postcodetool for 9051AR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• Media related to Leeuwarderadeel at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website