Pekela
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pekela |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Van Weringsklap, Oude Pekela (2018) 04.jpg |
| image_caption | Bridge in Oude Pekela |
| image_flag | Pekela vlag.svg |
| flag_size | 100x67px |
| image_shield | Pekela wapen 2.svg |
| shield_size | 100x80px |
| image_map | Map - NL - Municipality code 0765 (2009).svg |
| map_alt | Highlighted position of Pekela in a municipal map of Groningen |
| map_caption | Location of Pekela (green) in the province of Groningen (dark grey) in the Netherlands (light grey) |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Netherlands |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Groningen |
| government_footnotes | {{cite web |
| url | http://www.pekela.nl/internet/burgemeester_3593/ |
| title | Burgemeester |
| trans-title | Mayor |
| language | Dutch |
| publisher | Gemeente Pekela |
| accessdate | 3 February 2014 |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20140221124208/http://www.pekela.nl/internet/burgemeester_3593/ |
| archive-date | 21 February 2014 |
| url-status | dead |
| governing_body | Municipal council |
| leader_party | PvdA |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Jaap Kuin |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_water_km2 | |
| elevation_footnotes | {{cite web |
| url | http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |
| title | Postcodetool for 9665JD |
| language | Dutch |
| author | |
| work | Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |
| publisher | Het Waterschapshuis |
| accessdate | 3 February 2014 |
| archive-date | 21 September 2013 |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |
| url-status | dead |
| elevation_m | 1 |
| elevation_max_footnotes | tags -- |
| elevation_min_footnotes | tags -- |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | |
| population_as_of | |
| population_density_km2 | |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postcode |
| postal_code | 9662–9669 |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | 0597 |
| website | |
| :: |
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| timezone = CET
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Pekela () is a municipality in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It was created in 1990 when Oude Pekela and Nieuwe Pekela were merged.
Geography
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Gem-Pekela-OpenTopo.jpg" caption="''Map of the municipality of Pekela, June 2015''"] ::
Pekela is located at in the southeast of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is bordered by the municipalities of:
- Oldambt (in the north)
- Bellingwedde (east)
- Stadskanaal (south)
- Veendam (west)
- Menterwolde (northwest). The river Pekel Aa crosses the municipality from north to south. The main population centres in the municipality are the villages of (Upper Pekela), Nieuwe Pekela (New Pekela), and Oude Pekela (Old Pekela). Part of the village of Alteveer and the hamlets of Bronsveen and are also in the municipality.
The municipality has a total area of {{Dutch municipality total area|Pekela}} km2, of which {{Dutch municipality land area|Pekela}} km2 is land and {{Dutch municipality water area|Pekela}} km2 is water.
Governance
The mayor (burgemeester) of Pekela is Jaap Kuin of the Labour Party. The municipal council consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:
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| Municipality seats |
|---|
| Party |
| SP |
| Samen Voor Pekela |
| PvdA |
| CDA |
| GroenLinks |
| Party for Freedom |
| ChristenUnie |
| VCP |
| Total |
| :: |
Demographics
In , the municipality had a total population of , a population density of {{Dutch municipality population density|Pekela}} /km2.
Notable people
- Jan de Boer (1859 in Nieuwe Pekela – 1941) a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Fré Meis (1921–1992), communist politician
- Janneke Snijder-Hazelhoff (born 1952 in Nieuwe Pekela) a Dutch farmer and politician
- Gerard Wiekens (born 1973 in Oude Pekela) a Dutch former footballer with 518 club caps who played for SC Veendam and Manchester City F.C.
Gallery
File:Pekela Villa Elsa 03.JPG|Villa Elsa, Clockstraat, Oude Pekela File:Pekela Timmer 01.JPG|Art project "Geveltjes viadukt" in Nieuwe Pekela File:Het Dokhuis, Oude Pekela (2018) 02.jpg|Het Dokhuis, a retirement home in Oude Pekela File:De Onrust as viewed from the park, Oude Pekela (2018).jpg|Pekelder Windmill "De Onrust" in Oude Pekela
References
References
- {{Dutch municipality total area. dataref
- {{Dutch municipality population. dataref
- (21 March 2018). "Pekela municipal election 2018".
- (16 March 2022). "Pekela municipal election 2022".
- "Jan de Boer".
- Gerrit Voerman. (2013). "Meis, Frederik (1921-1992)".
- "J.F. (Janneke) Snijder-Hazelhoff".
- "Gerard Wiekens".
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