Pekela
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| Pekela | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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| Coordinates: 53°6′N 7°0′E / 53.100°N 7.000°ECoordinates: 53°6′N 7°0′E / 53.100°N 7.000°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Groningen | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Meindert Schollema (PvdA) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 50.20 km2 (19.38 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 49.10 km2 (18.96 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.10 km2 (0.42 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 1 m (3 ft) | ||
| Population (November 2013)[4] | |||
| • Total | 12,704 | ||
| • Density | 259/km2 (670/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 9662–9669 | ||
| Area code | 0597 | ||
| Website | www.pekela.nl | ||
Pekela [ˈpeː.kə.ˌlaː] (
) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands.
Population centres
- Boven Pekela
- Nieuwe Pekela
- Oude Pekela
Local government
The municipal government of Pekela consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:
| Municipality seats | |||||||||||||||
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| Party | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | |||||||||||
| PvdA | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||
| GroenLinks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| CDA | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| VVD | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| SP | - | - | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| ChristenUnie | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||||||
| Samen Voor Pekela | - | - | - | 4 | |||||||||||
| Total | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Pekela. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 9665JD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
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