Gaasterlân-Sleat

Gaasterlân-Sleat
Gaasterlân-Sleat; Gaasterland-Sloten
	Former municipality
	Aerial photo of Balk
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Friesland
	Coordinates: 52°54′N 5°35′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Established	1 January 1984
Dissolved	1 January 2014[1]
Area [2]
• Total	209.34 km2 (80.83 sq mi)
• Land	95.24 km2 (36.77 sq mi)
• Water	114.10 km2 (44.05 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	1 m (3 ft)
Population (November 2013)[4]
• Total	10,186
• Density	107/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	8556–8583
Area code	0514

Gaasterlân-Sleat is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is in West Frisian. The name in Dutch is Gaasterland-Sloten (pronunciation ). In 2014 it merged with the municipalities of Lemsterland and Skarsterlân to form the new municipality De Fryske Marren.

Population centres

Bakhuizen, Balk, Elahuizen, Harich, Kolderwolde, Mirns, Nijemirdum, Oudega, Oudemirdum, Rijs, Ruigahuizen, Sloten, Sondel and Wijckel.

Demographics

In 2010

Dutch: 94.3%
Black: 0.4%
European: 4.0%
Arabs: 0.2%
Other non Western: 1.1%:[5]

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References

"Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2014" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2014]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
"Postcodetool for 8561BC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
"Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2011-05-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2014" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 2014]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 8561BC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2011-05-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)