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Gaasterlân-Sleat is a former
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...
in the northern
Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
. Its official name is in West Frisian, the
Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...
name being Gaasterland-Sloten (). In 2014 it merged with the municipalities of Lemsterland and
Skarsterlân Skarsterlân (; nl, Scharsterland ) is a former municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The municipality was created 1 January 1984 by merging the municipalities of Doniawerstal and Haskerland, the part of Utingeradeel con ...
to form the new municipality
De Fryske Marren De Fryske Marren ( nl, De Friese Meren) is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2014 and consists of the former municipalities of Gaasterlân-Sleat, Lemsterland, Skarsterlân and parts of Boarnst ...
.


Population centres

Bakhuizen Bakhuizen ( West Frisian: ''Bakhuzen'') is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is in the municipality De Fryske Marren, about 6 km east of the city of Stavoren. Bakhuizen has about 1,075 inhabitants. History The village wa ...
,
Balk In baseball, a pitcher can commit a number of illegal motions or actions that constitute a balk. Most of these violations involve pitchers pretending to pitch when they have no intention of doing so. In games played under the Official Baseball R ...
, Elahuizen, Harich,
Kolderwolde Kolderwolde ( fry, Kolderwâlde) is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 55 in (2017). History It was first mentioned in 1398 as Kolderwout, and means forest bel ...
,
Mirns Mirns ( fry, Murns) is a village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 130 in 2017. History The village was first mentioned between 1243 and 1254 as Midlinghe, and means settlement in the ...
, Nijemirdum, Oudega, Oudemirdum,
Rijs Rijs ( fry, Riis) is a village within the municipality of De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Rijs is situated on the road between Oudemirdum and Hemelum. It has approximately 170 citizens (2017). Rijs is best known ...
, Ruigahuizen, Sloten, Sondel and
Wijckel Wijckel ( fry, Wikel) is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision ...
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Demographics

In 2010 *
Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...
: 94.3% *
Black Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white ha ...
: 0.4% * European: 4.0% *
Arabs The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...
: 0.2% * Other non Western: 1.1%:


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External links

* De Fryske Marren Former municipalities of Friesland Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2014 {{Friesland-geo-stub