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

thumb|upright|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:

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 , of which is land and is water.||2022

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Demographics

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

  • 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.

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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

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References

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