Pekela

Pekela
Municipality

Historic villa in Oude Pekela

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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Pekela in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
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 (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 12,709
 • 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 (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpeːkəlaː]) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands created in 1990 as a merger between Oude Pekela and Nieuwe Pekela.

Population centres

Local government

The municipal government of Pekela consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:

Municipality seats
Party19982002200620102014
PvdA66732
GroenLinks43121
CDA23212
VVD22121
SP--334
ChristenUnie111-1
Samen Voor Pekela---43
VCP----1
Total1515151515

References

  1. ↑ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Pekela. Retrieved 3 February 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 9665JD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 February 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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