Noordoostpolder
Noordoostpolder | |
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Satellite image of Noordoostpolder | |
Location in Flevoland | |
| Coordinates: 52°43′N 5°45′E / 52.717°N 5.750°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Flevoland |
| Established | 1 January 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Aucke van der Werff (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 593.47 km2 (229.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 458.17 km2 (176.90 sq mi) |
| • Water | 135.30 km2 (52.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 47,583 |
| • Density | 104/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8300–8319 |
| Area code | 0527 |
| Website | www |
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Noordoostpolder (Dutch: [ˈnoːrt.oːstˌpɔldər] ⓘ; English: "North-East Polder") is a polder and municipality in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. Formerly, it was also called Urker Land. Emmeloord is the administrative center, located in the heart of the Noordoostpolder.
For history, see Zuiderzee Works.