Graafstroom (former municipality)

Graafstroom
Former municipality

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Coordinates: 51°53′N 4°48′E / 51.88°N 4.80°E / 51.88; 4.80Coordinates: 51°53′N 4°48′E / 51.88°N 4.80°E / 51.88; 4.80
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Municipality Molenwaard
Area(2006)
  Total 69.32 km2 (26.76 sq mi)
  Land 67.11 km2 (25.91 sq mi)
  Water 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
  Total 9,757
  Density 145/km2 (380/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website www.graafstroom.nl

Graafstroom ( pronunciation ) is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, and the region of Alblasserwaard. The former municipality had a population of 9,697 in 2004, and covered an area of 69.32 km² (26.76 mile²) of which 2.21 km² (0.85 mile²) was water. Since 2013 Graafstroom has been a part of the new municipality of Molenwaard.

The former municipality of Graafstroom consisted of the following population centres: Bleskensgraaf en Hofwegen, Brandwijk, Goudriaan, Molenaarsgraaf, Ottoland, Oud-Alblas, and Wijngaarden.

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