Pekela


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.

History

The municipality of Pekela was created when the municipalities of Oude Pekela and Nieuwe Pekela were merged in 1990.

Geography

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:
The river Pekel Aa crosses the municipality from north to south. The main population centres in the municipality are the villages of Boven Pekela, Nieuwe Pekela, and Oude Pekela. Part of the village of Alteveer and the hamlets of Bronsveen and Hoetmansmeer are also in the municipality.
The municipality has a total area of, of which is land and is water.

Governance

The acting mayor of Pekela is Jaap Kuin of the Labour Party. The municipal council of Pekela consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:

Demographics

In, the municipality had a total population of and a population density of.

Notable people