Overbetuwe

Overbetuwe
—  Municipality  —
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Coordinates: 51°55′N 5°51′E / 51.917°N 5.85°E / 51.917; 5.85Coordinates: 51°55′N 5°51′E / 51.917°N 5.85°E / 51.917; 5.85
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government
- Mayor	Elisabeth Tuijnman
Area(2006)
- Total	115.18 km2 (44.5 sq mi)
- Land	109.59 km2 (42.3 sq mi)
- Water	5.59 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population (1 January, 2010)
- Total	45,566
- Density	394/km2 (1,020.5/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Overbetuwe is a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 January 2001 as a merger of three former municipalities: Elst, Heteren and Valburg. Overbetuwe is bordered in the north by the river Rhine and in the south by the river Waal. The city hall is located in Elst, the largest town in the municipality. Together with eighteen other municipalities it forms the 'Knooppunt Arnhem-Nijmegen' (English: 'Arnhem-Nijmegen conurbation'), or simply 'KAN', which is a regional collaboration.

Towns

Town	Inhabitants (2010)
Andelst	1695
Driel	3600
Elst	20651
Hemmen	195
Herveld	2972
Heteren	5145
Homoet	86
Loenen	47
Oosterhout (partly)	2310
Randwijk	1468
Slijk-Ewijk	493
Valburg	1673
Zetten	5278

Transportation

Because of its central location between the cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem, many inhabitants of Overbetuwe commute between these cities. Three major highways are situated in the municipality; the A50, A15 and A325. Overbetuwe has two railway stations: Elst and Zetten-Andelst. Besides these two existing railway lines, a controversial freight line called the Betuweroute has been operational from 2007.

Politics

The mayor of Overbetuwe is Elisabeth Tuijnman. The distribution of council seats after the 2010 elections is shown here.

Party	Seats
CDA	7
PvdA	4
Gemeentebelangen Overbetuwe	5
VVD	5
D66	5
GroenLinks	2
ChristenUnie	1

External links

• Official Website