Borsele

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Borsele
Location of Borsele
Country Netherlands
Province Zeeland
Area (2006)
 - Total 194.42 km² (75.1 sq mi)
 - Land 142.03 km² (54.8 sq mi)
 - Water 52.39 km² (20.2 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Total 22,355
 - Density 157/km² (406.6/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Borsele (pronunciation ) is a municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid-Beveland.

The name of the municipality is spelled with a single s; the name of the eponymous village is spelled with double s.

[edit] Population centres

Baarland, Borssele, Driewegen, Ellewoutsdijk, 's-Gravenpolder, 's-Heer Abtskerke, 's-Heerenhoek, Heinkenszand, Hoedekenskerke, Kwadendamme, Lewedorp, Nieuwdorp, Nisse, Oudelande and Ovezande.

[edit] Transport

The Western Scheldt Tunnel is from Ellewoutsdijk to Terneuzen in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 51°26′N, 3°44′E