Buitenpost

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Buitenpost


mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = flagicon|Netherlands Netherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = flagicon|Friesland Friesland
settlement_type = Village
population_total = c. 5800

Buitenpost ("Bûtenpost" in West Frisian) is a town in north-east Friesland in the Netherlands.

It lies approximately halfway between the cities of Leeuwarden (the capital of Friesland) and Groningen, in the northern part of the municipality of Achtkarspelen. With 5,800 inhabitants, Buitenpost is the largest settlement in the municipality.

Buitenpost is home to the Netherlands' largest botanical herbal garden

More information on Buitenpost and its inhabitants can be found on the site of the local community-organization www.binnenbuitenpost.nl