Cromstrijen | |||
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Municipality | |||
Water tower in Klaaswaal
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Location in South Holland |
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Coordinates: 51°44′N 4°26′E / 51.733°N 4.433°ECoordinates: 51°44′N 4°26′E / 51.733°N 4.433°E | |||
Country | Netherlands | ||
Province | South Holland | ||
Established | 1 January 1984 | ||
Government | |||
• Body | Municipal council | ||
• Mayor | Jan Luteijn (SGP) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 70.33 km2 (27.15 sq mi) | ||
• Land | 54.37 km2 (20.99 sq mi) | ||
• Water | 15.96 km2 (6.16 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
Population (February 2017) | |||
• Total | 12,797 | ||
• Density | 235/km2 (610/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postcode | 3280–3281, 3286 | ||
Area code | 0186 | ||
Website | www |
Cromstrijen (Cromstrien in local dialect) is a municipality on the Hoeksche Waard Island in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 70.33 km2 (27.15 sq mi) of which 15.96 km2 (6.16 sq mi) is water. It was formed on 1 January 1984, when the municipalities on the Hoeksche Waard were merged into larger municipalities.
The municipality of Cromstrijen consists of the communities Klaaswaal and Numansdorp (townhall).
Its population was 12,797 in 2017.
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Cromstrijen, June 2015