Editing West Maas en Waal

{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- Name and transliteration -->
| name                    = West Maas en Waal
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Boven-Leeuwen Rijksmonument 523086 kerk Past.Schoenmakersstr 2.jpg
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Church in [[Boven-Leeuwen]]
| image_flag              = West Maas en Waal-vlag.svg
| flag_size               = 100x67px
| flag_alt                = 
| image_shield            = Coat of arms of West Maas en Waal.svg
| shield_size             = 100x80px
| shield_alt              = 
<!-- Maps, coordinates -->
| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0668 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of West Maas en Waal in a municipal map of Gelderland
| map_caption             = Location in Gelderland
| coordinates             = {{coord|51|53|N|5|31|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Gelderland]]
| established_title       = Established
| established_date        = 1984
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.westmaasenwaal.nl/Politiek-en-Organisatie/College.htm
 |title = College van burgemeester en wethouders
 |trans-title=Board of mayor and aldermen
 |language = nl
 |publisher = Gemeente West Maas en Waal
 |access-date = 22 July 2014}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = PvdA
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Vincent van Neerbos]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|West Maas en Waal}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|West Maas en Waal}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|West Maas en Waal}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |title = Postcodetool for 6658AG
 |language = nl
 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date = 22 July 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 7
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| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|West Maas en Waal}}
| population_as_of        = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|West Maas en Waal}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym      = 
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| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 6620–6621, 6626–6629, 6657–6659
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0487
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.westmaasenwaal.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''West Maas en Waal''' ({{IPA|nl|ʋɛst ˈmaːs ɛɱ ˈʋaːl|-|115 West Maas en Waal.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] in the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] province of [[Gelderland]].

The municipality covers the western part of the {{Ill|Land van Maas en Waal|nl}}, an island located between the [[Meuse]] and [[Waal (river)|Waal]] rivers.

== Population centres ==
{{columns-list|colwidth=15em|
* [[Alphen, Gelderland|Alphen aan de Maas]]
* [[Altforst]]
* [[Appeltern]]
* [[Beneden-Leeuwen]]
* [[Boven-Leeuwen]]
* [[Dreumel]]
* [[Maasbommel]]
* [[Moordhuizen]]
* [[Wamel]]
}}
===Topography===
[[File:2013-WestMaasenWaal.jpg|475px|]]

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

==Demographics==
* [[White people|Dutch]]: 93.6% 
* [[Black people]]: 0.4%
* [[Europe|European]]: 4.7
* [[Arabs]]: 0.4%
* Other non-Western: 0.9%:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.zorgatlas.nl/beinvloedende-factoren/demografie/etniciteit/niet-westerse-allochtonen-per-gemeente-2010-2040/|title=Volksgezondheidenzorg.info}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
[[File:Portret van Samuel Story, RP-P-1906-3410.jpg|thumb|upright|Samuel Story]]
* [[Samuel Story]] (1752 in Maasbommel – 1811) admiral in the [[Batavian 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

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Appeltern, de Sint Servatiuskerk RM523081 IMG 4065 2018-06-06 12.27.jpg|Appeltern, kerk
File:Lith 001.jpg|Ferry at the village of Lith 
File:Beneden-Leeuwen Rijksmonument 523085 Quisisana Zandstraat 81.jpg|Beneden-Leeuwen, Quisisana Zandstraat
File:Not only nature along the Waalriver but also a harbour and industrial activities - panoramio.jpg|The Waalriver with a harbour and industrial activities
File:Maasbommel, de Sint-Lambertuskerk RM523092 IMG 4122 2018-06-06 13.43.jpg|Maasbommel, church: the Sint-Lambertuskerk
File:Wamel, de Hervormde kerk RM38240 IMG 8528 2021-03-24 13.13.jpg|Wamel, reformed church
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.westmaasenwaal.nl Official website]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = West Maas en Waal
 | North     = [[Neder-Betuwe]]<br>''[[Waal (river)|Waal]]''
 | East      = [[Druten]]<br>[[Wijchen]]
 | South     = ''[[Meuse (river)|Maas]]''<br>[[Oss]] ([[North Brabant|NB]])
 | Southwest = [[Maasdriel]]
 | West      = [[West Betuwe]] / ''[[Waal (river)|Waal]]''
 | Northwest = [[Tiel]] / ''[[Waal (river)|Waal]]''
}}
{{Dutch municipality West Maas en Waal}}
{{Gelderland Province}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:West Maas En Waal}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of Gelderland]]


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