municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gouda is a municipality in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands. In 2016 about 71,000 people lived there.
Gouda | |
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Coordinates: 52°00′42.2″N 4°42′38.0″E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Zuid-Holland |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pieter Verhoeve |
Area | |
• Total | 16.50 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
Population (January 1, 2001) | |
• Total | 71,782 |
• Density | 4,350/km2 (11,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
Postal code(s) | 2800–2809 |
MCN | 0513 |
Website | Official website |
The city is famous for its Gouda cheese and stroopwafels. The city hall was built in the 15th century.
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