Zwolle
Zwolle | |
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City and municipality | |
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Location in Overijssel | |
| Coordinates: 52°31′N 6°6′E / 52.517°N 6.100°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Peter Snijders (VVD) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 119.36 km2 (46.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 111.10 km2 (42.90 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (Municipality, January 2021; Urban and Metro, May 2014) | |
• Municipality | 129,840 |
| • Density | 1,169/km2 (3,030/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 123,507 |
| • Metro | 181,440 |
| Demonym | Zwollenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8000–8049 |
| Area code | 038 |
| Website | www |
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Zwolle (Dutch: [ˈzʋɔlə] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality, after Enschede, and has a population of 132,441 as of December 2023. Zwolle borders the province of Gelderland and lies on the eastern side of the River IJssel.