Meerlo-Wanssum

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Meerlo-Wanssum
Mieëldere-Wânsem (Limburgish)
Former municipality
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Coordinates: 51°31′33″N6°04′54″E / 51.52583°N 6.08167°E / 51.52583; 6.08167
Country Netherlands
Province Limburg
Municipality Horst aan de Maas, Venray
Area
(2006)
  Total39.40 km2 (15.21 sq mi)
  Land38.44 km2 (14.84 sq mi)
  Water0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Population
 (1 January 2007)
  Total7,663
  Density199/km2 (520/sq mi)
 Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Meerlo-Wanssum (Dutch: [ˌmeːrloːˈʋɑnsʏm] ; Limburgish : Mieëldere-Wânsem) was a municipality in Limburg, the Netherlands. The municipality ceased to exist as of January 2010.

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