Nieuwe Pekela
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Nieuwe Pekela is a village in the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Groningen
Groningen (province)
Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...

. It is located in the municipality of Pekela
Pekela
- Local government :The municipal government of Pekela consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:...

, about 6 km southeast of Veendam
Veendam
Veendam is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Dutch province of Groningen.A Holland America Line cruise ship, the MS Veendam, is named after the city.- Population centres :...

.

Nieuwe Pekela was a separate municipality until 1990, when it merged with Oude Pekela
Oude Pekela
Oude Pekela is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Pekela, about 5 km southwest of Winschoten.Oude Pekela was a separate municipality until 1990, when it merged with Nieuwe Pekela....

to form the new municipality of Pekela.

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Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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