Noordoostpolder (Dutch: [ˈnoːrt.oːstˌpɔldər] ^ⓘ; English: "North-East Polder") is a polder and municipality in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. Formerly, it was also called Urker Land. Emmeloord is the administrative center, located in the heart of the Noordoostpolder.

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Noordoostpolder
Municipality
Satellite image of Noordoostpolder
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Flevoland
Coordinates: 52°43′N 5°45′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Flevoland
Established	1 January 1962
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Aucke van der Werff (CDA)
Area [2]
• Total	593.47 km2 (229.14 sq mi)
• Land	458.17 km2 (176.90 sq mi)
• Water	135.30 km2 (52.24 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	−3 m (−10 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[4]
• Total	47,583
• Density	104/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	8300–8319
Area code	0527
Website	www.noordoostpolder.nl

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For history, see Zuiderzee Works.

The population centres are Bant, Creil, Emmeloord, Ens, Espel, Kraggenburg, Luttelgeest, Marknesse, Nagele, Rutten, and Tollebeek.

The former island of Schokland is now a museum.

The town and former island of Urk, in the southwest, now surrounded by the Noordoostpolder, is a separate municipality.

There are no railway stations in the Noordoostpolder, but the nearest stations are in Kampen, Steenwijk and Lelystad. From 9 December 2012, with the opening of the Hanzelijn, Dronten and Kampen Zuid, will be even closer.

UNESCO World Heritage sites located in/near the Noordoostpolder:

• Schokland and Surroundings (municipality Noordoostpolder)
• Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station), Lemmer (mun. Lemsterland)

• David T. Runia (born 1951 in Noordoostpolder) a Dutch-Australian classical scholar and educational administrator
• Aucke van der Werff (born 1953 in Schettens) politician, current Mayor of Noordoostpolder
• Rien van der Velde (born 1957 in Nagele) a Dutch politician
• Stef Blok (born 1964 in Emmeloord) accountant and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Marriët Schuurman (born 1969 in Creil) the current Dutch Human Rights' Ambassador
• Ernst Meisner (born 1982 in Noordoostpolder) a Dutch dancer and choreographer

• Noordoostpolder Airport