Korendijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkoːrə(n)dɛik] ) was a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covered an area of 100.47 km2 (38.79 sq mi) of which 23.21 km2 (8.96 sq mi) was water.
Korendijk | |
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Former municipality | |
 Harbour of Nieuw-Beijerland | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 51°48′N 4°19′E / 51.800°N 4.317°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Established | 1 January 1984 |
| Merged | 2019 |
| 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 (January 2021)[3] | |
• Total | data missing |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3264–3267, 3284 |
| Area code | 0186 |
| Website | www |
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 had the population centres Nieuwendijk and Zuidzijde. On 1 January 2019, it merged into the municipality of Hoeksche Waard.[4]
The municipality of Korendijk was 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.
Topography
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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Korendijk, June 2015
See also
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edit- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 3265BT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2019". CBS (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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