Beuningen

For the village in Overijssel, see Beuningen, Overijssel.
Beuningen
Municipality

Beuningen town hall

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Beuningen in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°52′N 5°47′E / 51.867°N 5.783°ECoordinates: 51°52′N 5°47′E / 51.867°N 5.783°E
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Carol van Eert (PvdA)
Area[2]
 • Total 47.09 km2 (18.18 sq mi)
 • Land 43.70 km2 (16.87 sq mi)
 • Water 3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 9 m (30 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 25,267
 • Density 578/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Demonym Beuninger
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 6550–6551, 6640–6645
Area code 024, 0487
Website www.beuningen.nl

Beuningen ( pronunciation ) 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 had a population of 25,267 in 2014. There is a restored windmill in the town, De Haag.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Beuningen, 2013.

Beuningen, church: de Corneliuskerk

References

  1. ↑ "Carol van Eert" (in Dutch). Gemeente Beuningen. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 6641AE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

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