Albrandswaard

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Albrandswaard
—  Municipality  —

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Coordinates: 51°49′37″N 4°13′59″E / 51.827°N 4.233°E / 51.827; 4.233Coordinates: 51°49′37″N 4°13′59″E / 51.827°N 4.233°E / 51.827; 4.233
Country Netherlands
Province South Holland
Area(2006)
 • Total 23.75 km2 (9.2 sq mi)
 • Land 22.18 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
 • Water 1.57 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 • Total 21,554
 • Density 972/km2 (2,517.5/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website www.albrandswaard.nl

Albrandswaard (About this sound pronunciation ) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 19,607 in 2004, and covers an area of 23.75 km² (9.17 mile²) of which 1.57 km² (0.61 mile²) is water.

The municipality of Albrandswaard consists of the village of Poortugaal in the west and Rhoon in the east. Each has a metro station on Rotterdam Metro line D (Poortugaal station and Rhoon station), which connects in eastern direction to Rotterdam and to the main railway network at Rotterdam Centraal railway station, and in western direction to Hoogvliet and Spijkenisse.

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