Nijmegen

Nijmegen is a city in Gelderland in the east of the Netherlands. It has about 177,000 inhabitants (2021) and a university, called Radboud University Nijmegen.

Nijmegen Nimeguen
City and municipality
Nijmegen city view from the north west
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland
Coordinates: 51°51′N 5°52′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Founded	98, as Novio Magus
Founded by	Trajan
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Hubert Bruls (CDA)
Area [2]
• Municipality	57.63 km2 (22.25 sq mi)
• Land	53.09 km2 (20.50 sq mi)
• Water	4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	29 m (95 ft)
Highest elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Lowest elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (Municipality, January 2019; Urban and Metro, May 2014)[4][5]
• Municipality	176,731
• Density	3,329/km2 (8,620/sq mi)
• Urban	168,840
• Metro	287,517
Demonym	Nijmegenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	6500–6547, 6679, 6683
Area code	024, 0481
Website	www.nijmegen.nl

References

1. "Burgemeester" [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Nijmegen. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
3. "Postcodetool for 6511PP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; Regionale kerncijfers Nederland" [Regional core figures Netherlands]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.