Zuidland

Zuidland is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Nissewaard, and lies about 6 km west of Spijkenisse.

Zuidland
Town
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Coat of arms
The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Zuidland in the former municipality of Bernisse.
Coordinates: 51°49′19″N 4°15′29″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityNissewaard
Population
 (2005)
  Total5,192
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

In 2005, the town of Zuidland had 5192 inhabitants, they are called "Slandenaren". The built-up area of the town was 0.87 km², and contained 1878 residences.[1] The wider statistical district of Zuidland, which also covers the "Polder Zuidland", has a population of around 5130.[2]

Zuidland was a separate municipality until 1980, when it became part of Bernisse.[3]

References

  1. Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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