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Hoeksche Waard facts for kids

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Flag of Hoeksche Waard
Flag of Hoeksche Waard
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Coat of arms of Hoeksche Waard

Hoeksche Waard is a special area in the Netherlands. It's a municipality, which is like a local government area, located in the province of South Holland. In 2019, about 86,732 people called this place home.

This municipality was created quite recently, on 1 January 2019. It was formed by joining five smaller municipalities: Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen. This merger helped bring these areas together under one local government.


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  • RMSDeltaNorth

    This satellite image shows the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. You can see the island of Hoeksche Waard marked as number 6.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Hoeksche Waard (isla) para niños

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