Goeree-Overflakkee

Goeree-Overflakkee
Island and Municipality
View over Goedereede
Flag Coat of arms
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°45′N 4°10′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Established	1 January 2013
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Ada Grootenboer-Dubbelman (CDA)
Area
• Total	422.35 km2 (163.07 sq mi)
• Land	260.48 km2 (100.57 sq mi)
• Water	161.87 km2 (62.50 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3.3 ft)
Population  (January 2021)
• Total	50,589
• Density	194/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	3240–3258
Area code	0187
Website	www.goeree-overflakkee.nl

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Map of Goeree-Overflakkee, June 2015

Satellite image of the Scheldt delta. The island of Goeree-Overflakkee (1) is only partly shown.

Goeree-Overflakkee (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣuˌreː ˈoːvərflɑˌkeː]) is a delta island and an administrative municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands, with a population of 50,589. It is the largest island by land area in the Netherlands after the man-made Flevopolder.

Goeree-Overflakkee is separated from the islands of Voorne-Putten and Hoeksche Waard by the Haringvliet, from the mainland of North Brabant by the Volkerak, and from Schouwen-Duiveland by Lake Grevelingen.

Despite being part of the province of South Holland, the island's scenery and dialect are more closely related to Zeeland than to Holland. On the island they speak a form of Zeelandic, namely Goereês in the west and Flakkees in the east.