Leeuwarden Ljouwert    ( West Frisian )
City and municipality
Former weigh house in Leeuwarden
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the municipality (green) in the province of Friesland (dark grey) in the Netherlands (light grey)
Coordinates: 53°12′N 5°47′E  /  53.200°N 5.783°E  / 53.200; 5.783
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland  ( Fryslan )
Government [1]
? Body	Municipal council
?  Mayor	Ferd Crone ( PvdA )
Area [2]
? Municipality	255.62 km 2 (98.70 sq mi)
? Land	238.38 km 2 (92.04 sq mi)
? Water	17.24 km 2 (6.66 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	3.2 m (10.5 ft)
Highest elevation	5.2 m (17.1 ft)
Lowest elevation	1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Population   (Municipality, January 2019; Urban and Metro, May 2014) [4] [5]
? Municipality	123,107
? Density	516/km 2 (1,340/sq mi)
?  Urban	108,254
?  Metro	174,724
Demonym	Leeuwarder
Time zone	UTC+1 ( CET )
? Summer ( DST )	UTC+2 ( CEST )
Postcode	8900?8941
Area code	058
Website	www .leeuwarden .nl

Leeuwarden is a city in the north of the Netherlands . It has about 110,000 inhabitants . It is the capital of a part of the Netherlands where a lot of people speak Frisian . The name of that province is Friesland . Leeuwarden is called Ljouwert in Frisian.

On 1 January 2014, Boarnsterhim is a part of the municipality of Leeuwarden. On 1 January 2018, it was enlarged by Leeuwarderadeel and parts of the former municipality of Littenseradiel .

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