Beuningen

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Beuningen
Municipality
Town hall
Flag of Beuningen
Flag		Coat of arms of Beuningen
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°52′N 5°46′E / 51.867°N 5.767°E / 51.867; 5.767Coordinates: 51°52′N 5°46′E / 51.867°N 5.767°E / 51.867; 5.767
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Area(2006)
 • Total 47.17 km2 (18.21 sq mi)
 • Land 43.86 km2 (16.93 sq mi)
 • Water 3.30 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2007)
 • Total 25,260
 • Density 576/km2 (1,490/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. 1 Mile to the north lies the river Waal

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 1 2006).

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Beuningen, 2013.

Beuningen, church: de Corneliuskerk

External links

 Neder-Betuwe
Waal		 Overbetuwe
Waal
Druten Nijmegen
   Beuningen  
Wijchen
   Municipalities of Gelderland
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