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Midden-Drenthe

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Midden-Drenthe
Flag of Midden-Drenthe
Official seal of Midden-Drenthe
Midden-Drenthe is located in Netherlands
Midden-Drenthe
Midden-Drenthe
Coordinates: 52°51′37.7″N 6°30′51.6″E / 52.860472°N 6.514333°E / 52.860472; 6.514333
Country Netherlands
Province Drenthe
Government
 • MayorCornelis Bijl
Area
 • Total340.5 km2 (131.5 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2001)
 • Total32,812
 • Density96.36/km2 (249.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code
7928, 7937, 7938, 9410–9442
Area code0528, 0592, 0593
WebsiteOfficial website

Midden-Drenthe is a municipality in the province of Drenthe, the Netherlands. In 2019, 33,178 people lived there.

The municipality was created on 1 January 1998, in a merger of the former municipalities of Beilen, Smilde, and Westerbork. Between 1998 and 2000, the name of the municipality was Middenveld.