Pekela

Pekela
Municipality
Historic villa in Oude Pekela
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°6′N 7°0′E / 53.100°N 7.000°ECoordinates: 53°6′N 7°0′E / 53.100°N 7.000°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Government[1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Meindert Schollema (PvdA)
Area[2]
• Total	50.20 km^2 (19.38 sq mi)
• Land	49.10 km^2 (18.96 sq mi)
• Water	1.10 km^2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation[3]	1 m (3 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
• Total	12,709
• Density	259/km^2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	9662–9669
Area code	0597
Website	www.pekela.nl

Pekela (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpeːkəlaː]) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands created in 1990 as a merger between Oude Pekela and Nieuwe Pekela.

Population centres

• Boven Pekela
• Nieuwe Pekela
• Oude Pekela

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Pekela, June 2015

Local government

The municipal government of Pekela consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:

Municipality seats
Party	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014
PvdA	6	6	7	3	2
GroenLinks	4	3	1	2	1
CDA	2	3	2	1	2
VVD	2	2	1	2	1
SP	-	-	3	3	4
ChristenUnie	1	1	1	-	1
Samen Voor Pekela	-	-	-	4	3
VCP	-	-	-	-	1
Total	15	15	15	15	15

References

1. "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Pekela. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
3. "Postcodetool for 9665JD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

External links

• Official website