Goënga Goaiïngea
Village
Goënga Church (1959)
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
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Coordinates: 53°3′16″N 5°41′33″E / 53.05444°N 5.69250°E / 53.05444; 5.69250
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area [1]
• Total	1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−0.2 m (−0.7 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	255
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Postal code	8628[1]
Dialing code	0515

Goënga (West Frisian: Goaiïngea) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 240 in January 2017.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 13th century as Goingum, and means "settlement of the people of Goaije".^[4] Goënga is a terp (artificial living hill) village from the middle ages.^[5] It was located to the east of the former Middelzee.^[6] It was connected to Sneek via a canal.^[5]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1758 and has a tower from 1787 which contains a bell from 1342 made by Stephanus.^[5] The former clergy house has been turned into a private house.^[7]

Goënga was home to 183 people in 1840.^[7] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality. Nowadays it a part of the Súdwest-Fryslân.^[7]

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