Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 7.354; area: 45,70 km². Settlements:
Ten
Boer (seat), Garmerwolde, Lellens, Sint Annen, Ten Post, Thesinge, Winneweer,
Wittewierum, Woltersum.
Ten Boer lies halfway between Groningen city and Appingedam in east
Groningen at the Damsterdiep. It is a rural municipality with some old
medieval churches.
The wavy diagonals dominated by a broad blue stripe reflect the way
the Damsterdiep is flowing to the northeast.
Jarig Bakker, 14 Nov 1999