Borkum

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Borkum
Municipality
Borkum from the Borkum Great Light lighthouse
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Borkum within Leer district
Borkum Show map of Germany Borkum Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°35′17″N 06°40′11″E / 53.58806°N 6.66972°E / 53.58806; 6.66972
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Leer
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Jürgen Tönjes Akkermann[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	30.74 km2 (11.87 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,171
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	26757
Dialling codes	+49 4922
Vehicle registration	LER
Website	www.stadt-borkum.de

Borkum (Low German: Borkum, Börkum) is an island and a municipality in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany. It is situated east of Rottumeroog and west of Juist.