Westervoort

Westervoort is a municipality and town in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. About 15,000 people were living there in 2021.

Westervoort
Street through Westervoort
Location
Map
Coordinates: 51°58′N 5°58′E
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
RegionIJsselvallei, Liemers
Government
  BodyMunicipal council
  MayorArend van Hout (VVD)
Area
  Total7.84 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
  Land7.03 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
  Water0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi)
Elevation11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2019)[4]
  Total14,944
  Density2,126/km2 (5,510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
6931–6932
Area code026
Websitewww.westervoort.nl

It lies both in the IJsselvallei and Liemers regions, at the meeting point of the Rhine and IJssel rivers.

References

  1. "Samenstelling college van B&W". Gemeente Westervoort (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. "Postcodetool". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.


The IJsselkop: meeting point of the IJssel and Rhine rivers
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