Binnenmaas

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Binnenmaas
Municipality
Lake Binnenmaas
Lake Binnenmaas
Coat of arms of Binnenmaas
Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Location in South Holland
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Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor André Borgdorff (CDA)
Area[2]
 • Total 75.57 km2 (29.18 sq mi)
 • Land 69.26 km2 (26.74 sq mi)
 • Water 6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Elevation[3] −1 m (−3 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 28,670
 • Density 414/km2 (1,070/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 3270–3274, 3295–3299
Area code 0186, 078
Website www.binnenmaas.nl

Binnenmaas (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɪnə(n)maːs]) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 28,670 in 2014, and covers an area of 75.57 km2 (29.18 sq mi) of which 6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi) is water. It is named after the lake of the same name.

The municipality was formed on January 1, 1984, by the merger of the municipalities Puttershoek, Maasdam, Mijnsheerenland, Westmaas, and Heinenoord. On January 1, 2007, the municipality 's-Gravendeel was added to Binnenmaas.

The municipality of Binnenmaas consists of the following communities: Blaaksedijk, De Wacht, Goidschalxoord, 's-Gravendeel, Greup, Heinenoord, Kuipersveer, Maasdam, Maasdijk, Mijnsheerenland, Puttershoek, Reedijk, Schenkeldijk, Sint Anthoniepolder, Westdijk, Westmaas and Zwanegat.

Topography

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Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Binnenmaas, June 2015.

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