Doetinchem
Deutekem (Achterhoeks) | |
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 Church in Doetinchem | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Gelderland | |
  Doetinchem Location within the Netherlands  Doetinchem Location within Europe | |
| Coordinates: 51°58′N 6°18′E / 51.967°N 6.300°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mark Boumans (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.66 km2 (30.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 79.05 km2 (30.52 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 58,270 |
| • Density | 737/km2 (1,910/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Doetinchemmer |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 7000–7011, 7030–7031 |
| Area code | 0314, 0315 |
| Website | www |
Doetinchem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdutɪŋxəm] ; Low Saxon: Deutekem) is a city and municipality in the east of the Netherlands. It is situated along the Oude IJssel (Old IJssel) river in a part of the province of Gelderland called the Achterhoek. The municipality had a population of 58,270 in 2021 and consists of an area of 79.66 km2 (30.76 sq mi) of which 0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi) is water. This makes Doetinchem the largest town (by population) in the Achterhoek.
On 1 January 2005, a municipal restructuring merged the neighbouring municipality of Wehl as well as the Zelhelmse Broek area with Doetinchem.
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- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.