title: Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland
text: # Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland
  
  Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland (Dutch pronunciation; West Frisian: Kollumerlân en Nijkrúslân), officially abbreviated as Kollumerland c.a., is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Ferwerderadiel to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân.
  
  ## Population centres
  
  Augsbuurt, Burum, Kollum, Kollumerpomp, Kollumerzwaag, Munnekezijl, Oudwoude, Triemen, Veenklooster, Warfstermolen, Westergeest and Zwagerbosch.
  
  Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland has a population of 12,775 (1 April 2016, source: CBS).
  
  ### Topography
  
  Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, June 2015.
  
  ## Government
  
  The Burum community houses the satellite ground station of the Nationale SIGINT Organisatie.
  
  