Pekela

{{for|the river in Groningen|Pekel A}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Pekela

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Van Weringsklap, Oude Pekela (2018) 04.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Bridge in Oude Pekela

| image_flag = Pekela vlag.svg

| flag_size = 100x67px

| flag_alt =

| image_shield = Pekela wapen 2.svg

| shield_size = 100x80px

| shield_alt =

| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0765 (2009).svg

| map_alt = Highlighted position of Pekela in a municipal map of Groningen

| map_caption = Location of Pekela (green) in the province of Groningen (dark grey) in the Netherlands (light grey)

| coordinates = {{coord|53|6|N|7|0|E|region:NL-GR|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Groningen

| government_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.pekela.nl/internet/burgemeester_3593/

|title = Burgemeester

|trans-title = Mayor

|language = Dutch

|author =

|date =

|work =

|publisher = Gemeente Pekela

|accessdate = 3 February 2014

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140221124208/http://www.pekela.nl/internet/burgemeester_3593/

|archive-date = 21 February 2014

|url-status = dead

}}

| governing_body = Municipal council

| leader_party = PvdA

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Jaap Kuin

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}

| area_total_km2 = {{Dutch municipality total area|Pekela}}

| area_land_km2 = {{Dutch municipality land area|Pekela}}

| area_water_km2 = {{Dutch municipality water area|Pekela}}

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|title = Postcodetool for 9665JD

|trans-title=|language = Dutch

|author =

|date =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|accessdate = 3 February 2014}}

| elevation_m = 1

| elevation_max_footnotes =

| elevation_max_m =

| elevation_min_footnotes =

| elevation_min_m =

| population_footnotes = {{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}

| population_total = {{Dutch municipality population|Pekela}}

| population_as_of = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}

| population_density_km2 = {{Dutch municipality population density|Pekela}}

| population_demonym =

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 9662–9669

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 0597

| website = {{URL|1=http://www.pekela.nl}}

| footnotes =

}}

Pekela ({{IPA|nl|ˈpeːkəlaː|-|Nl-Pekela.oga}}) is a municipality in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It was created in 1990 when Oude Pekela and Nieuwe Pekela were merged.