Capelle aan den IJssel
small city and municipality in South Holland, the Netherlands
Capelle aan den IJssel is a municipality at the east side of Rotterdam. It is on the river IJssel and it has around 65,000 inhabitants. The place is well-known because the Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende lives there.
Capelle aan den IJssel | |
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 View of Capelle aan den IJssel | |
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  Capelle aan den IJssel | |
| Coordinates: 51°55′48.9″N 4°35′15.2″E / 51.930250°N 4.587556°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Zuid-Holland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cor Lamers |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.14 km2 (5.46 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2001) | |
| • Total | 65,016 |
| • Density | 4,598/km2 (11,910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Postal code(s) | 2900–2909 |
| MCN | 0502 |
| Website | Official website |
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