Nieuwe Pekela

Nieuwe Pekela
Coordinates: 53°4′43″N 6°57′51″E / 53.07861°N 6.96417°E / 53.07861; 6.96417
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen (province)
Municipality	Pekela
Population (2008)	4,060

Nieuwe Pekela is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Pekela, about 6 km southeast of Veendam.

Nieuwe Pekela was a separate municipality until 1990, when it merged with Oude Pekela to form the new municipality of Pekela.^[1]

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Nieuwe Pekela". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

Coordinates: 53°05′N 6°59′E / 53.083°N 6.983°E / 53.083; 6.983