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Hoeksche Waard
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Hoeksche Waard is located in Netherlands
Hoeksche Waard
Hoeksche Waard
Coordinates: 51°47′34.3″N 4°33′22.2″E / 51.792861°N 4.556167°E / 51.792861; 4.556167
Country Netherlands
Province Zuid-Holland
Government
 • MayorErik van Heijningen
Area
 • Total268.9 km2 (103.8 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2001)
 • Total83,292
 • Density309.8/km2 (802/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code(s)
3260–3299
MCN1963
WebsiteOfficial website

Hoeksche Waard is a municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. In 2019, 86,732 people lived there.

It was created on 1 January 2019 from the former municipalities of Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen.