Maasgouw

Maasgouw Maasgoew
—  Municipality  —
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Coordinates: 51°09′N 5°52′E / 51.15°N 5.867°E / 51.15; 5.867Coordinates: 51°09′N 5°52′E / 51.15°N 5.867°E / 51.15; 5.867
Country	The Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Area[1]
• Total	58.02 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
• Land	46.00 km2 (17.8 sq mi)
• Water	12.02 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	24,618
• Density	535/km2 (1,385.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Maasgouw is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located on both banks of the river Meuse southwest of the city of Roermond. It was formed in a merger of the former municipalities of Heel, Maasbracht and Thorn on January 1, 2007.

The municipality contains a number of towns and villages: Beegden, Brachterbeek, Heel, Linne, Maasbracht, Ohé en Laak, Panheel, Stevensweert, Thorn, and Wessem.

References

1. ^ Area and population are calculated from the statistics of the former municipalities of Heel, Maasbracht and Thorn in 2005.

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