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West Maas en Waal

Church in Boven-Leeuwen

Flag	Coat of arms

Location in Gelderland

Established

1984

Government

• Body

Municipal council

Area

• Total

85.21 km² (32.90 sq mi)

• Land

77.40 km² (29.88 sq mi)

• Water

7.81 km² (3.02 sq mi)

Elevation

7 m (23 ft)

Population

(May 2014)

• Total

18,449

• Density

238/km² (620/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

Postcode

6620–6621, 6626–6629, 6657–6659

Area code

0487

West Maas en Waal (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɛst ˈmaːs ɛn ˈʋaːl]) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Gelderland.

The municipality covers the western part of the Land van Maas en Waal [nl], an island located between the Meuse and Waal rivers.

Population centres
- Topography
Demographics
Notable people
- Sport
Gallery
See also

Population centres

Alphen aan de Maas
Altforst
Appeltern
Beneden-Leeuwen
Boven-Leeuwen
Dreumel
Maasbommel
Moordhuizen
Wamel

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of West Maas en Waal, 2013.

Demographics

Dutch: 93.6%
Black people: 0.4%
European: 4.7
Arabs: 0.4%
Other non-Western: 0.9%:

Notable people

Samuel Story, 1811

Samuel Story (1752 in Maasbommel – 1811) vice admiral of the Batavian Republic Navy
Jona Lendering (born 1964 in Beneden-Leeuwen) historian and the author of books on antiquity, Dutch history and modern management
Marco Pastors (born 1965 in Beneden-Leeuwen) civil servant and former politician
Iris van Herpen (born 1984 in Wamel) fashion designer, known for fusing technology with traditional Couture craftsmanship

Sport

Jan van Deinsen (born 1953) a retired football midfielder, 276 caps
Ivo den Bieman (born 1967 in Wamel) retired footballer, played mainly in Scotland with about 260 caps
Arno van Zwam (born 1969 in Beneden-Leeuwen) former football goalkeeper, over 300 caps