Dongen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɔŋə(n)] ) is a ⓘmunicipality and village in North Brabant, in the southern Netherlands. In the past it had a profitable leather industry, and a few old shoe factories in the town's older sections remain. The town is near a small river called the Donge, the water of which was used extensively for the leather industry. The Aerts Automobile was built here in 1899.
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Coordinates: 51°38′N 4°56′E / 51.633°N 4.933°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Marina Starmans-Gelijns (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 29.74 km2 (11.48 sq mi) |
• Land | 29.24 km2 (11.29 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 26,368 |
• Density | 902/km2 (2,340/sq mi) |
Demonym | Dongenaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 5100–5109 |
Area code | 0162 |
Website | www |
Map of the municipality of Dongen, June 2015
The municipal council consists of 21 members. The composition of the council since 2002 is below:
Seats municipal council | |||||||||||||||
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Party | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | |||||||||
People's Party Dongen | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
CDA | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
Labour Party, (PvdA) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | |||||||||
VVD | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
Democratic Podium | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | |||||||||
SP | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | |||||||||
D66 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
Dongen Party for Elderly | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Total | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21[5] | 21[6] |