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right Satellite image of the Rhine- Meuse delta, showing the island of IJsselmonde (9)IJsselmonde is an island between the Nieuwe Maas, Noord and Oude Maas rivers in the province of Zuid Holland in the Netherlands. The city of Rotterdam now occupies most of the northern part of the island and now includes the eponymAn eponym is a person (real or fictitious) whose name has become identified with a particular object or activity. One of the first cases was in second millennium BC, when the Assyrians named each year after a high official limmu . Also, the eponym archonous former villageA village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. It is usually larger than a hamlet and smaller than a town or city. Villages have been the normal unit of community living in most areas of the world throughout its history, up until the Indus of IJsselmonde, once a separate community. The island was once a rich agriculturalFarming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). Agriculture is also known as farming . region, but is mostly suburbSuburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. The form of the word may tempt one to think that "suburb"ia today. IJsselmonde consists of the following municipalitiesA municipality or general-purpose district (see also: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. Municipalities are not necessa:
- AlbrandswaardAlbrandswaard (population: 18,100) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 23. The municipality of Albrandswaard consists of the village of Poortugaal in the west and Rhoon in the
- BarendrechtBarendrecht (population: 35,859 as of 1-1-2003) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 21. 76 kmē (of which 1. 34 kmē water). The municipality of Barendrecht also includes the following t
- Hendrik-Ido-AmbachtHendrik-Ido-Ambacht (population: 21,426 in 2002) is a village in the western Netherlands. It is located in the Dutch province of South Holland, on the island of IJsselmonde, and borders with Zwijndrecht, Ridderkerk, and the Noord River. The jurisdiction o
- Ridderkerk
- Rotterdam (southern part)
- Zwijndrecht
IJsselmonde is separated
- from the mainland on the north by the Nieuwe Maas
- from the islands of Voorne and Putten on the west by the Oude Maas
- from Hoekse Waard on the south by the Oude Maas
- from the island of Dordrecht on the southeast by the Oude Maas
- from the Alblasserwaard mainland on the east by river Noord
For the connections, see these waterways.
Islands of the Netherlands
Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta
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