Geldermalsen

Geldermalsen
Municipality


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Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Geldermalsen in a municipal map of Gelderland
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°17′E / 51.883°N 5.283°E / 51.883; 5.283Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°17′E / 51.883°N 5.283°E / 51.883; 5.283
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Miranda de Vries (PvdA)
Area[2]
 • Total 101.73 km2 (39.28 sq mi)
 • Land 99.98 km2 (38.60 sq mi)
 • Water 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 4 m (13 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
 • Total 26,334
 • Density 263/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 4150–4158, 4190–4197
Area code 0345
Website www.geldermalsen.nl

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 an area of 101.73 km2 (39.28 sq mi) is one of the largest municipalities in the Western Betuwe. The municipality had a population of 26,334 in 2014. They all live in one of the eleven villages that form Geldermalsen.

Geography

The town of Geldermalsen within the municipality of Geldermalsen.

The river Linge flows through Geldermalsen. The town of Geldermalsen itself had a population of 10,637 in 2006.

Population centres

Topography

Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Geldermalsen, June 2015

Demographics

Demographics of Geldermalsen, 2010:

See also

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Mevrouw Miranda de Vries" (in Dutch). Gemeente Geldermalsen. Retrieved 3 July 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 4191KH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Niet-westerse allochtonen per gemeente 2010-2040 - Nationale Atlas Volksgezondheid". Zorgatlas.nl. Retrieved 2014-03-27.

External links

 Culemborg Buren
Leerdam (ZH) Tiel
   Geldermalsen  
Lingewaal Neerijnen


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