Korendijk is a municipality on the Hoeksche Waard

Hoeksche Waard

thumb|right|[[Satellite]] [[image]] of the [[Rhine]]-[[Meuse river|Meuse]] [[river delta|delta]], showing the [[island]] of Hoekse Waard The Hoeksche Waard is an island between the Oude Maas, Dordtsche Kil, Hollands Diep, Haringvliet and Spui rivers in the province of Zuid Holland in the...

 Island in the western Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, in the province of South Holland

South Holland

South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...

. The municipality covers an area of 100.48 km² (38.80 mile²) of which 22.57 km² (8.71 mile²) is water.

With the municipal reorganization of the Hoeksche Waard on 1 January 1984, the municipality of Korendijk was formed out of the former municipalities of Goudswaard

Goudswaard

Goudswaard is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Korendijk, and lies about 6 km southwest of Spijkenisse.Goudswaard was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1984, when it became part of Korendijk....

, Nieuw-Beijerland

Nieuw-Beijerland

Nieuw-Beijerland is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Korendijk, and lies about 3 km south of Spijkenisse.In 2001, the town of Nieuw-Beijerland had 3200 inhabitants...

, Piershil

Piershil

Piershil is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Korendijk, and lies about 5 km south of Spijkenisse.In 2001, the town of Piershil had 1185 inhabitants...

 (location of town hall), Zuid-Beijerland

Zuid-Beijerland

Zuid-Beijerland is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Korendijk, and lies about 10 km south of Spijkenisse.In 2001, the town of Zuid-Beijerland had 2407 inhabitants...

, and the island Tiengemeten

Tiengemeten

Tiengemeten is an island in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Korendijk, and lies about 11 km south of Spijkenisse....

. In addition to these villages, it also has the population centres Nieuwendijk

Nieuwendijk (South Holland)

Nieuwendijk is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Korendijk, and lies about 9 km south of Spijkenisse.In 2001, the town of Nieuwendijk had 325 inhabitants...

 and Zuidzijde

Zuidzijde (Korendijk)

Zuidzijde is a town in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Korendijk, and lies about 7 km south of Spijkenisse....

.

It is bordered on the southside by the Haringvliet

Haringvliet

The Haringvliet is a large inlet of the North Sea, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is an important estuary of the Rhine-Meuse delta.Near Numansdorp, the Hollands Diep splits into the Haringvliet and the Volkerak estuaries...

 estuary, on the westside by the Spui River

Spui River

thumb|225px|right|Satellite image of the northwest part of the [[Rhine]]-[[Meuse River|Meuse]] delta showing river Spui .thumb|225px|right|Ferry across the Spui at Nieuw-Beijerland....

, and by the municipalities Oud-Beijerland

Oud-Beijerland

Oud-Beijerland is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. With a population of 23,797 in 2005, it is the most populated town on the Hoekse Waard island, located on the Oude Maas and Spui Rivers....

 and Cromstrijen

Cromstrijen

Cromstrijen is a municipality on the Hoeksche Waard Island in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 70.31 km² of which 15.94 km² is water...

to the north and east.

External links

• Official Website
• http://www.plattegronden.nl/gemeenteoud-beijerland/