Westerkwartier (municipality)

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Westerkwartier
Municipality
Leek Zuidhorn Marum Tolbert Grootegast Grijpskerk Zevenhuizen Opende
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°13′30″N 6°21′10″E / 53.22500°N 6.35278°E / 53.22500; 6.35278
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Ard van der Tuuk (PvdA)
Area [1]
• Total	368.87 km2 (142.42 sq mi)
Population  (January 2019)[2]
• Total	63,031
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.westerkwartier.nl

Westerkwartier (West Frisian: Westerkertier) is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of Groningen.

The municipality was formed on 1 January 2019, by the merger of the municipalities of Grootegast, Leek, Marum, Zuidhorn and partly Winsum.^[3]

Map of the municipality of Westerkwartier