Molenlanden

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Molenlanden
View of Molenlanden
View of Molenlanden
Official seal of Molenlanden
Molenlanden is located in Netherlands
Molenlanden
Molenlanden
Coordinates: 51°52′29.0″N 4°56′54.0″E / 51.874722°N 4.948333°E / 51.874722; 4.948333
Country Netherlands
Province Zuid-Holland
Government
 • MayorTheo Segers
Area
 • Total181.7 km2 (70.2 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2001)
 • Total42,713
 • Density235.1/km2 (609/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00
Postal code(s)
2957, 2959, 2961, 2964, 2965, 2967–2969, 2971, 2973–2975, 2977, 3366, 3381, 4209, 4221, 4223, 4225, 4241
MCN1978
WebsiteOfficial website

Molenlanden is a municipality in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands. About 44,000 people were living there in 2021.

It was created from the former municipalities of Giessenlanden and Molenwaard on 1 January 2019.

Molenlanden covers most part of the Alblasserwaard region. A tiny part in the southeast lies in the Vijfheerenlanden region.

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