Zoeterwoude
| Zoeterwoude | |
|---|---|
| Former monastery of the Franciscan Order from 1880, later a girls' school, in Zoeterwoude | |
| Location in South Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°8′N 4°30′E / 52.133°N 4.500°E | |
| Country | Netherlands | 
| Province | South Holland | 
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council | 
| • Mayor | Fred van Trigt (CDA) | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 21.96 km2 (8.48 sq mi) | 
| • Land | 21.19 km2 (8.18 sq mi) | 
| • Water | 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) | 
| Population  (January 2021) | |
|  • Total | 8,843 | 
| • Density | 417/km2 (1,080/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | 
| Postcode | 2380–2382 | 
| Area code | 071 | 
| Website | www | 
Zoeterwoude (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌzutərˈʋʌudə] ⓘ) is a municipality in the province of South Holland, Western Netherlands. It covers 21.96 km2 (8.48 sq mi) of which 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is water. It had a population of 8,843 in 2021.
Located to the southeast of Leiden and north of Zoetermeer, the municipality of Zoeterwoude consists of Gelderswoude, Weipoort, Westeinde, Zoeterwoude-Dorp, Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk and Zuidbuurt.