IJsselmonde is a river

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in the

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, between the

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, Noord and

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branches rivers of the Rhine-Meuse delta in the province of

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. The city of

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now occupies most of the northern part of the island and includes the eponymous former village of IJsselmonde, once a separate community. The island was once a rich

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region but is mostly

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s today. Only the mid-south parts of the island have retained their agricultural character.

Boundaries

IJsselmonde is separated by these

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s: *from the mainland on the north by the

*from the island of Putten on the west by the

*from

Hoeksche Waard The Hoekse Waard (; pre-1947 spelling: Hoeksche Waard) is an island between the Oude Maas, Dordtsche Kil, Hollands Diep, Haringvliet and Spui rivers in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. The island, part of the namesake muni ...

on the south by the Oude Maas *from the island of

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on the southeast by the Oude Maas *from the Alblasserwaard mainland on the east by river Noord

Municipalities and regions

IJsselmonde consists of the following six

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: *

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* Barendrecht * Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht * Ridderkerk *

(southern part) * Zwijndrecht Albrandswaard, Barendrecht, Ridderkerk and Rotterdam belong to the region of

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, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht and Zwijndrecht belong to the region of Zuid-Holland Zuid.

Zwijndrechtse Waard

Originally the Zwijndrechtse Waard, on which the municipalities of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht and Zwijndrecht and the village of

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(partially) lie, was a separate river island, the western branch of river Waal separating the two. However, as the Waal stretch has been closed off at both ends, the Waard is now generally considered to be part of IJsselmonde. The dammed western end of the Waal river is now popularly referred to as Waaltje ("little Waal").

References

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