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

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: • Oldambt (in the north) • Bellingwedde (east) • Stadskanaal (south) • Veendam (west) • Menterwolde (northwest). The river Pekel Aa crosses the municipality from north to south. The main population centres in the municipality are the villages of Boven Pekela (Upper Pekela), Nieuwe Pekela (New Pekela), and Oude Pekela (Old 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 undefined km2, of which undefined km2 is land and undefined km2 is water.

Governance

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

Demographics

In, the municipality had a total population of 0, a population density of undefined /km2.

Notable people

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