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Westland, municipality of the Netherlands

Westland
Municipality
Greenhouses near 's-Gravenzande
Greenhouses near 's-Gravenzande
Flag of Westland
Flag
Coat of arms of Westland
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Westland in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 52°0′N 4°13′E / 52.000°N 4.217°E / 52.000; 4.217Coordinates: 52°0′N 4°13′E / 52.000°N 4.217°E / 52.000; 4.217
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Established 1 January 2004
Government
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Sjaak van der Tak (CDA)
Area
 • Total 90.58 km2 (34.97 sq mi)
 • Land 79.53 km2 (30.71 sq mi)
 • Water 11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Elevation 1 m (3 ft)
Population (February 2017)
 • Total 103,716
 • Density 1,304/km2 (3,380/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Westlander
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 2290–2295, 2670–2694
Area code 0174
Website www.gemeentewestland.nl

Westland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛstlɑnt]) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It covers an area of 90.58 km2 (34.97 sq mi) of which 11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi) is covered by water and had a population of 103,716 in 2017.

Towns and other settlements: De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, Naaldwijk, Wateringen, Heenweg, Honselersdijk, Kwintsheul, Maasdijk, Poeldijk, and Ter Heijde.

Westland was created on 1 January 2004 by a merger of the municipalities De Lier, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, Naaldwijk and Wateringen. These are also the names of five of the settlements. The others are Heenweg, Honselersdijk, Kwintsheul, Maasdijk, Poeldijk, and Ter Heijde. Westland itself is not the name of a settlement or town, but rather of the region. The City hall is located in the middle of Westland, in Naaldwijk, the second largest settlement in Westland.

The town of Honselersdijk also possesses the largest Flower Auction, FloraHolland, which also has a location in Rijnsburg. This is a very important sector of the Westland economy. Flowers produced in Westland are sold all over the world.

Coastal towns are Ter Heijde (near Monster), Monster itself and 's-Gravenzande. These towns are popular with Germans and people from the Eastern Netherlands. It is not unknown for every holiday campsite to be fully booked with tourists. This is because of their relative proximity to the more popular Scheveningen


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