Pekela | |
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_04.jpg) Bridge in Oude Pekela | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location of Pekela (green) in the province of Groningen (dark grey) in the Netherlands (light grey) | |
| Coordinates: 53°6′N 7°0′E / 53.100°N 7.000°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jaap Kuin (PvdA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.20 km2 (19.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 49.04 km2 (18.93 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 12,176 |
| • Density | 248/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 9662–9669 |
| Area code | 0597 |
| Website | www |
Pekela (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpeːkəlaː] ) is a municipality in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It was created in 1990 when Oude Pekela and Nieuwe Pekela were merged.
- ^ "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Pekela. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "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. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.