Ugchelen is part of the municipality of Apeldoorn in the Gelderland province of the Netherlands, and is today seen as a neighbourhood of Apeldoorn.

Ugchelen is located South West of Apeldoorn and has about 7000 inhabitants.

Like Apeldoorn, the old village thanked its growth to the paper industry, it had a total of 11 watermills.

In 1958 a 70-meter high transmission tower was built, the Zendstation Ugchelen.

[4] The most important hospital in the region, Gelre hospital, is located next to Ugchelen.