Pekela

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Pekela is a municipality in the province of Groningen in the northeastern Netherlands, known for its rural character and historical peat colonies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
municipality
borderedBy Oldambt
Stadskanaal NERFINISHED
Veendam
Westerwolde
contains Boven Pekela
Nieuwe Pekela
Oude Pekela
country Netherlands
governmentType municipal council
hasAreaCode 0597
hasCanal Pekelderdiep
hasClimate temperate oceanic climate
hasLocalLanguage Gronings
hasMunicipalCode 0765
hasPostalCodePrefix 9663
9665
hasRuralCharacter true
historicalEconomicActivity peat extraction
shipping
knownFor historical peat colonies
rural character
locatedIn former peat colony area of Groningen
northeastern Netherlands
province of Groningen
locatedInRegion Northern Netherlands
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
namedAfter river Pekel A
observesDaylightSavingTime Central European Summer Time
officialLanguage Dutch
partOf Groningen NERFINISHED
roadAccessVia N366
N367
usesCurrency euro

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Veendam borderedBy Pekela
Groningen contains Pekela