Beuningen

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For the village in Overijssel, see Beuningen (Overijssel).
Beuningen
Location of Beuningen
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Area (2006)
 - Total 47.17 km² (18.2 sq mi)
 - Land 43.86 km² (16.9 sq mi)
 - Water 3.30 km² (1.3 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
 - Total 25,260
 - Density 576/km² (1,491.8/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Beuningen (pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands close to the city of Nijmegen. The municipality consists of the towns Beuningen, Ewijk, Winssen and Weurt.

Beuningen lies in the armpit of the A73 (Nijmegen-Venlo, on the south side) and A50 (Zwolle-Eindhoven, in the west) motorway interchange. In the north it borders the river Waal and Nijmegen in the east. Beuningen has a population of 25,074 (May 1st 2006). The town is the home base of one of the biggest amateur footbal clubs in the region called Beuningse Boys.

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[edit] Beuningen in Overijssel

In the province Overijssel there is also a small (200-300 people) town called Beuningen that is part of the municipality Losser.

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