Gorinchem [ˈɣɔrkəm] or [ˈɣɔrkʏm] (About this sound pronunciation ), also called Gorkum (pronun. ), is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 21.93 km2 (8.47 sq mi) of which 3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi) is water. It had a population of 35,271 in 2014.The municipality of Gorinchem also includes the population centre of Dalem.