East Frisia

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East Frisia Ostfriesland
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Eala frya Fresena "Stand up, free Frisians"
East Frisia in northwestern Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 53°28′12″N 7°29′24″E / 53.47000°N 7.49000°E / 53.47000; 7.49000
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
Districts	Aurich Emden Leer Wittmund
Area
• Total	3,142 km2 (1,213 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2020)
• Total	468,919
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Demonym	East Frisian
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

East Frisia (/ˈfriːʒə/) or East Friesland (/ˈfriːzlənd/; German: Ostfriesland; East Frisian Low Saxon: Oostfräisland; Saterland Frisian: Aastfräislound) is a historic region in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is primarily located on the western half of the East Frisian peninsula, to the east of West Frisia and to the west of Landkreis Friesland.

Administratively, East Frisia consists of the districts Aurich, Leer and Wittmund and the city of Emden.^[1][2] It has a population of approximately 469,000 people and an area of 3,142 square kilometres (1,213 sq mi).

There is a chain of islands off the coast, called the East Frisian Islands (German: Ostfriesische Inseln). From west to east, these islands are Borkum, Juist, Norderney, Baltrum, Langeoog and Spiekeroog.