Graafstroom (former municipality)
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Graafstroom | |
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Former municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 51°53′N 4°48′E / 51.88°N 4.80°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | Molenlanden |
| Area (2006) | |
• Total | 69.32 km2 (26.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 67.11 km2 (25.91 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
• Total | 9,757 |
| • Density | 145/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.graafstroom.nl |
Graafstroom (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣraːfˈstroːm] ) is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, and the region of Alblasserwaard. The former municipality had a population of 9,697 in 2004, and covered an area of 69.32 km2 (26.76 sq mi) of which 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) was water. Since 2013 Graafstroom has been a part of the new municipality of Molenwaard (which ceased to exist in 2019).
The former municipality of Graafstroom consisted of the following population centres: Bleskensgraaf en Hofwegen, Brandwijk, Goudriaan, Molenaarsgraaf, Ottoland, Oud-Alblas, and Wijngaarden.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official website
- Basic data
- Statistics in Dutch (pdf) - with (towards the end) a map showing the neighborhoods and (a few pages further) the population figures etc. as well as the grouping into quarters
- Arriva Region West: [1] - select bus line 151
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