| Overbetuwe | |||
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| Coordinates: 51°55′N 5°51′E / 51.917°N 5.85°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | Gelderland | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Elisabeth Tuijnman | ||
| Area (2006) | |||
| - Total | 115.18 km2 (44.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 109.59 km2 (42.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 5.59 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January, 2007) | |||
| - Total | 44,210 | ||
| - Density | 394/km2 (1,020.5/sq mi) | ||
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Overbetuwe is a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It was formed on 1 January 2001 as a merger of three former municipalities: Elst, Heteren and Valburg. Overbetuwe is bordered in the north by the river Rhine and in the south by the river Waal. The city hall is located in Elst, the largest town in the municipality. Together with eighteen other municipalities it forms the 'Knooppunt Arnhem-Nijmegen' (English: 'Arnhem-Nijmegen junction'), or simply 'KAN', which is a regional collaboration.
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Towns
| Town | Inhabitants |
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| Andelst | 1705 |
| Driel | 3250 |
| Elst | 19743 |
| Hemmen | 191 |
| Herveld | 2879 |
| Heteren | 5141 |
| Homoet | 89 |
| Loenen | 47 |
| Oosterhout (partly) | 2356 |
| Randwijk | 1483 |
| Slijk-Ewijk | 441 |
| Valburg | 1685 |
| Zetten | 5200 |
Transportation
Because of its central location between the cities of Nijmegen and Arnhem, many inhabitants of Overbetuwe commute between these cities. Three major highways are situated in the municipality; the A50, A15 and A325. Overbetuwe has two railway stations: Elst and Zetten-Andelst. Besides these two existing railway lines, a controversial freight line called the Betuweroute has been operational from 2007.
Politics
The mayor of this municipality is Elisabeth Tuijnman. The distribution of council seats after the 2006 elections is shown here. After these elections CDA, PvdA, VVD and D66 formed a broad coalition.
| Party | Seats | Change from 2002 |
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| CDA | 7 | - |
| PvdA | 6 | +3 |
| Gemeentebelangen | 5 | - |
| D66 | 3 | -1 |
| VVD | 3 | - |
| GroenLinks | 2 | - |
| ChristenUnie | 1 | - |
| Total | 27 | +2 |
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