Menameradiel facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Menameradiel Menaldumadeel
Former municipality
Town square in Berlikum
Image:Menaldumadeel flag.svg Flag Coat of arms
Location in Friesland
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Waadhoeke
Area
• Total	70.03 km2 (27.04 sq mi)
• Land	68.87 km2 (26.59 sq mi)
• Water	1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population  (May 2014)
• Total	13,614
• Density	198/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	8816, 9030–9045
Area code	0517, 0518, 058

Menameradiel (West Frisian: [məˈnaːməraˌdiəl]; Dutch: Menaldumadeel [meːˈnɑldʏmaːˌdeːl]) was a special area in Friesland, Netherlands. It was like a local government area, called a municipality. On January 1, 2018, Menameradiel joined with other nearby municipalities. These were Franekeradeel, het Bildt, and parts of Littenseradiel. Together, they formed a brand new municipality called Waadhoeke.

Discovering Menameradiel's Towns

Menameradiel was home to several towns and villages. Each place had its own number of people living there. Here are the population numbers from January 1, 2007:

• Beetgum (754 people)
• Beetgumermolen (944 people)
• Berlikum (2,492 people)
• Blessum (92 people)
• Boksum (449 people)
• Deinum (1,071 people)
• Dronryp (3,427 people)
• Engelum (415 people)
• Kleaster-Anjum (50 people)
• Marssum (1,156 people)
• Menaam (2,612 people)
• Schingen (108 people)
• Slappeterp (80 people)
• Wier (207 people)

Exploring the Landscape

Menameradiel had a unique landscape. You can see what the area looked like on a special map. This map shows the different features of the land.

A topographic map of the former Menameradiel municipality, showing its landscape in June 2015.