Pekela
Pekela | |
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Bridge in Oude Pekela | |
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) | |
• 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 |
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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.