Gouda

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Gouda may refer to:Gouda, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands Gouda (pottery), style of pottery manufactured in Gouda Gouda cheese, type of cheese originally made in and around Gouda Gouda railway station Gouda, Western Cape, a small town in South Africa with a name of Khoisan origin Gōda, a Japanese surname Emperor Go-Uda (1265–1324), emperor of Japan Gouda rabbit, a breed of rabbit Alternative spelling of Gowda (surname)

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Martin van Bruinessen

Dutch anthropologist (born 1946)

Jeroen van Veen

Dutch musician

Arie Slob

Dutch politician

Maarten Nijland

Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist and bicycle racer

Raymond Kreder

Dutch professional road cyclist

Lars Elgersma

Dutch speed skater

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Maarten Albert Vente

Dutch university professor (1915–1989)

Hans Spekman

Dutch politician

Arjan Smit

Dutch actor, cabaret artist and television actor

Robert Gallas

Dutch politician (1923-2005)

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Michael Zijlaard

Dutch sport cyclist

Angela Visser

Dutch female model

Jelmer Ouwerkerk

Dutch actor

Ronald Hertog

Dutch paralympic athlete

T

Tim Oliehoek

Dutch film director and television director

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Levi Risamasu

Dutch footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Holland

• Gouderak
  2.4 mi away · pop. 2,650
• Moordrecht
  2.4 mi away · pop. 8,395
• Haastrecht
  2.8 mi away · pop. 4,130
• Reeuwijk-Dorp
  3.1 mi away
• Waddinxveen
  3.3 mi away · pop. 32,015
• Stolwijk
  3.8 mi away · pop. 5,195
• Driebruggen
  4.5 mi away · pop. 1,901
• Berkenwoude
  4.6 mi away · pop. 1,715
• Boskoop
  4.8 mi away · pop. 15,536
• Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
  5.2 mi away · pop. 21,595
• Bodegraven
  5.3 mi away · pop. 18,187
• Vlist
  5.4 mi away · pop. 635

Browse all places in South Holland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Gouda

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-10-02

Green-veined White

Pieris napi

Seen 2026-10-01

Rusty Dot Pearl

Udea ferrugalis

Seen 2026-09-30

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Noctua fimbriata

Seen 2026-09-30

fluted bird's nest fungus

Cyathus striatus

Seen 2026-09-29

Lined Click Beetle

Agriotes lineatus

Seen 2026-09-29

House Cricket

Acheta domesticus

Seen 2026-09-29

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-09-29

False Black Widow

Steatoda grossa

Seen 2026-09-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers