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Gouda
Municipality
View of Gouda
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Gouda
Coordinates: 52°00′42.2″N 4°42′38.0″E / 52.011722°N 4.710556°E / 52.011722; 4.710556
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zuid-Holland
Government
• Mayor	Pieter Verhoeve
Area
• Total	16.50 km2 (6.37 sq mi)
Population  (January 1, 2001)
• Total	71,782
• Density	4,350/km2 (11,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code(s)	2800–2809
MCN	0513
Website	Official website

Gouda is a municipality in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands. In 2016 about 71,000 people lived there.

The city is famous for its Gouda cheese and stroopwafels. The city hall was built in the 15th century.

• Official website
• A collection of old pictures and drawings of Gouda. (A journey through the past)
• Media related to Gouda at Wikimedia Commons
• Gouda travel guide from Wikivoyage