Pekela (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpeːkəlaː] ⓘ) is a municipality in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Pekela is located at 53°6′N 7°0′E / 53.100°N 7.000°E / 53.100; 7.000 in the southeast of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.

Part of the village of Alteveer and the hamlets of Bronsveen and Hoetmansmeer [nl] are also in the municipality.

[2] The mayor (burgemeester) of Pekela is Jaap Kuin of the Labour Party.

[1] The municipal council consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows: In 2021, the municipality had a total population of 12,176, a population density of 248/km2 (640/sq mi).