Borkum

Borkum
Borkum
Municipality
	Borkum photographed from a lighthouse
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Borkum within Leer district
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	Coordinates: 53°35′17″N 06°40′11″E / 53.58806°N 6.66972°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Leer
Government
• Mayor	Georg Lübben (Ind.)
Area
• Total	30.74 km2 (11.87 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population (2021-12-31)
• Total	5,008
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	26757
Dialling codes	+49 22
Vehicle registration	LER
Website	www.stadt-borkum.de

Borkum is an island and municipality of the state of Lower Saxony, Germany. In 2016, the municipality had about 5,500 people. It covers an area of 31 square kilometres (12 square miles).

Borkum makes part of the East Frisian Islands (German: Ostfriesische Inseln). It is the most western island.

Borkum is west of the island of Juist (and the uninhabited islands of Brauerplate, Kachelotplate and Memmert). It is east of the small Dutch island of Rottumeroog.