Wijchen, Gelderland

Wijchen: Municipality in Gelderland, the Netherlands

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Quick Facts about Wijchen

Population : 40,951
Country : Netherlands
State : Gelderland (Netherlands)
County : Gemeente Wijchen
Postal code : 6634, 6600–6606, 6615–6617, 6613
Phone Area Codes : 0486, 0487, 024
Area : 69.58 km2
Altitude : 30 feet / 9 meters
Capital : Wijchen
Time Zone : UTC+01:00
Local time : 10:47:36 (6th December 2025)

Geography

Wijchen is located at 51°48'33"N 5°43'30"E (51.8091700, 5.7250000). It has 3 neighbors: Oss, Nijmegen and Beuningen.

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  • Sjef Franssen , 2001 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Gosse Noordewier , 2012 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Hans Verheijen , 2012-11-16T00:00:00Z
  • Michel van Thiel , 1970 1949-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Jan Hendrikx , 1985 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Jules Steegmans , 1990 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Dolf Arends , 1981 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wijchen has 3 neighbours.

  • Oss municipality in the Netherlands
  • Nijmegen municipality in the Netherlands
  • Beuningen municipality in Gelderland, Netherlands

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1815 1,865 - census
1830 2,579 27.69% census
1840 2,777 7.13% census
1849 3,146 11.73% census
1859 3,117 -0.93% census
1869 3,232 3.56% census
1879 3,471 6.89% census
1889 3,876 10.45% census
1899 4,084 5.09% census
1909 4,512 9.49% census
1930 6,006 24.88% census
1947 8,642 30.5% census
1960 11,921 27.51% census
1971 16,791 29% census
1980 24,521 31.52% census
1990 34,513 28.95% census
2000 38,428 10.19% census
2010 40,507 5.13% census
2017 41,110 1.47% 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z
2018 40,847 -0.64% resident registration
2019 40,951 0.25% resident registration

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