Goeree-Overflakkee

Goeree-Overflakkee
Goeree-Overflakkee
Island and Municipality
	View over Goedereede
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in South Holland
	Coordinates: 51°45′N 4°10′E / 51.750°N 4.167°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Established	1 January 2013
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Ada Grootenboer-Dubbelman (CDA)
Area
• Total	422.35 km2 (163.07 sq mi)
• Land	260.48 km2 (100.57 sq mi)
• Water	161.87 km2 (62.50 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	50,589
• Density	194/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	3240–3258
Area code	0187
Website	www.goeree-overflakkee.nl

Satellite image of the Scheldt delta. The island of Goeree-Overflakkee (1) is only partly shown.

Goeree-Overflakkee (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣuˌreː ˈoːvərflɑˌkeː]) is the southernmost delta island of the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is separated from Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard by the Haringvliet, from the mainland of North Brabant by the Volkerak, and from Schouwen-Duiveland by Lake Grevelingen.

Since 2013, Goeree-Overflakkee has also been a municipality consisting, from west to east, of the former municipalities of Goedereede, Dirksland, Middelharnis, and Oostflakkee. The largest towns are Sommelsdijk, Middelharnis, Ouddorp, and Dirksland.

Despite being part of the province of South Holland, the island's scenery and dialect are more closely related to Zeeland than to Holland. On the island they speak a form of Zeelandic, namely Goereês [zea] in the west and Flakkees [zea] in the east.

^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2013" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2013]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
^ "Collegeleden" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Goerree-Overflakkee. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 3241LB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[1] "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2013" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2013]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

[mayor_now-2] "Collegeleden" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Goerree-Overflakkee. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

[3] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-4] "Postcodetool for 3241LB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

[5] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

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Goeree-Overflakkee
Island and Municipality
View over Goedereede
Flag Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°45′N 4°10′E / 51.750°N 4.167°E / 51.750; 4.167
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Established	1 January 2013^[1]
Government ^[2]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Ada Grootenboer-Dubbelman (CDA)
Area ^[3]
• Total	422.35 km² (163.07 sq mi)
• Land	260.48 km² (100.57 sq mi)
• Water	161.87 km² (62.50 sq mi)
Elevation ^[4]	1 m (3 ft)
Population (January 2021)^[5]
• Total	50,589
• Density	194/km² (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	3240–3258
Area code	0187
Website	www.goeree-overflakkee.nl