Geldermalsen

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Geldermalsen
Municipality
Geldermalsen train station
Flag of Geldermalsen
Flag
Coat of arms of Geldermalsen
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°18′E / 51.883°N 5.300°E / 51.883; 5.300Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°18′E / 51.883°N 5.300°E / 51.883; 5.300
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Area(2006)
  Total 101.67 km2 (39.26 sq mi)
  Land 99.70 km2 (38.49 sq mi)
  Water 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
  Total 26,241
  Density 263/km2 (680/sq mi)
  Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Geldermalsen ( pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the western Netherlands. The municipality of Geldermalsen was formed on the 1 January 1978 when former municipalities Beesd, Buurmalsen, Deil and Geldermalsen were joined. The new municipality with approximately 10.173 hectares (100 x 100 m2) is one of the largest municipalities in the Western Betuwe. On 1 January 2008 the municipality had 26,295 inhabitants. They all live in one of the eleven villages that form Geldermalsen.

Geography

The river Linge flows through Geldermalsen.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Geldermalsen, 2013.

Demographics

Demographics of Geldermalsen, 2010:

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