Leeuwarden Ljouwert  (West Frisian)
City and municipality
Former weigh house in Leeuwarden
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the municipality (green) in the province of Friesland (dark grey) in the Netherlands (light grey)
Coordinates: 53°12′N 5°47′E / 53.200°N 5.783°E / 53.200; 5.783
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland (Fryslân)
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Ferd Crone (PvdA)
Area [2]
• Municipality	255.62 km2 (98.70 sq mi)
• Land	238.38 km2 (92.04 sq mi)
• Water	17.24 km2 (6.66 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	3.2 m (10.5 ft)
Highest elevation	5.2 m (17.1 ft)
Lowest elevation	1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Population  (Municipality, January 2019; Urban and Metro, May 2014)[4][5]
• Municipality	123,107
• Density	516/km2 (1,340/sq mi)
• Urban	108,254
• Metro	174,724
Demonym	Leeuwarder
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	8900–8941
Area code	058
Website	www.leeuwarden.nl

Leeuwarden is a city in the north of the Netherlands. It has about 110,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of a part of the Netherlands where a lot of people speak Frisian. The name of that province is Friesland. Leeuwarden is called Ljouwert in Frisian.

On 1 January 2014, Boarnsterhim is a part of the municipality of Leeuwarden. On 1 January 2018, it was enlarged by Leeuwarderadeel and parts of the former municipality of Littenseradiel.

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