Korendijk
| Korendijk | |||
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| Municipality | |||
Harbour of Nieuw-Beijerland
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.svg) Location in South Holland |
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| Coordinates: 51°48′N 4°19′E / 51.800°N 4.317°ECoordinates: 51°48′N 4°19′E / 51.800°N 4.317°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | South Holland | ||
| Established | 1 January 1984 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Servaas Stoop (SGP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 100.47 km2 (38.79 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 77.26 km2 (29.83 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 23.21 km2 (8.96 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014) | |||
| • Total | 10,716 | ||
| • Density | 139/km2 (360/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 3264–3267, 3284 | ||
| Area code | 0186 | ||
| Website | www |
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Korendijk listen 
(population: 10,716 in 2014) is a municipality on the Hoeksche Waard Island in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 100.47 km2 (38.79 sq mi) of which 23.21 km2 (8.96 sq mi) is water.
With the municipal reorganization of the Hoeksche Waard on 1 January 1984, the municipality of Korendijk was formed out of the former municipalities of Goudswaard, Nieuw-Beijerland, Piershil (location of town hall), Zuid-Beijerland, and the island Tiengemeten. In addition to these villages, it also has the population centres Nieuwendijk and Zuidzijde.
It is bordered on the southside by the Haringvliet estuary, on the westside by the Spui River, and by the municipalities Oud-Beijerland and Cromstrijen to the north and east.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Korendijk, June 2015
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