| Koekange | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Drenthe#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in province of Drenthe in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Drenthe |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | De Wolden |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 3 |
| Area Total Km2: | 26.15 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,495 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 7958 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0522 |
| Coordinates: | 52.698°N 6.3151°W |
Koekange is a village in the De Wolden municipality of the province of Drenthe, Netherlands.
Koekange was founded by the heer of Echten to excavate the peat.[3] It was first mentioned in 1290 as Kukange, and refers to Cockaigne, the mythical land of plenty.[4] It was a road village on the dike along the Koekanger Aa. The first church was built in 1331, and was replaced by a new church in 1834.[3] In 1840, there were 243 people living in the southern village and 263 in the northern village. The two parts merged into a single settlement. In 1870, it was once again split into two due to the construction of the Meppel–Groningen railway.[5] A railway station was opened in 1870, but closed again in 1940.[6]