Zwolle
City and municipality in Overijssel, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other places with the same name, see Zwolle (disambiguation).
Zwolle (Dutch: [ˈzʋɔlə] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality, after Enschede, and has a population of 132.441 as of December 2023. Zwolle borders the province of Gelderland and lies on the eastern side of the River IJssel.
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Zwolle | |
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City and municipality | |
Coordinates: 52°31′N 6°6′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Overijssel |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Peter Snijders (VVD) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 119.36 km2 (46.09 sq mi) |
• Land | 111.10 km2 (42.90 sq mi) |
• Water | 8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 129,840 |
• Density | 1,169/km2 (3,030/sq mi) |
• Urban | 123,507 |
• Metro | 181,440 |
Demonym | Zwollenaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 8000–8049 |
Area code | 038 |
Website | www |
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