Delfzijl

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Delfzijl (Gronings: Delfsiel) is a municipality and city in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is situated on the left bank of the River Ems estuary, which forms the border with Germany.

In the last municipal elections (March 7th 2006) a large portion of the population (30% of the people who voted) voted, but did not vote for a particular person or party, thereby giving a 'white' vote to show their anger about current politics going on in the harbour town. In the past few years the town lost two mayors and is generally considered very corrupt.

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Population centres

Bierum, Biessum, Borgsweer, Delfzijl, Farmsum, Godlinze, Holwierde, Krewerd, Losdorp, Meedhuizen, Spijk, Termunten, Termunterzijl, Uitwierde, Wagenborgen, Weiwerd, Woldendorp.

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Industry

Delfzijl is the fifth biggest sea port in the Netherlands and the home of an aluminium plant run by Aluminium Delfzijl (part of Corus Group). In 2004 the smelter produced a record 112,400 tonnes of liquid aluminium. The foundry produced 157,700 tonnes of raw product.

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