Wachtebeke
Wachtebeke | |||
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Municipality | |||
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![]() ![]() Wachtebeke Location in Belgium
Location of Wachtebeke in East Flanders ![]() | |||
Coordinates: 51°10′N 03°52′E / 51.167°N 3.867°ECoordinates: 51°10′N 03°52′E / 51.167°N 3.867°E | |||
Country | Belgium | ||
Community | Flemish Community | ||
Region | Flemish Region | ||
Province | East Flanders | ||
Arrondissement | Ghent | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Rudy van Cronenburg | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 34.53 km2 (13.33 sq mi) | ||
Population (1 January 2017)[1] | |||
• Total | 7,593 | ||
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) | ||
Postal codes | 9185 | ||
Area codes | 09 | ||
Website | www.wachtebeke.be |
Wachtebeke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɑxtəbeːkə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Wachtebeke proper, and a smaller town: Overslag.[2] On January 1, 2006, Wachtebeke had a total population of 6,881. The total area is 34.53 km² which gives a population density of 199 inhabitants per square kilometre|km².
The current mayor of Wachtebeke (as of 2012) is Rudy van Cronenburg.
The Langelede is a small canal and corresponding residential street in the town. The neighborhood is slowly migrating from a poor agricultural environment towards a higher middle-class residential area.
In Wachtebeke lies the provincial park Puyenbroeck[3]
People from Wachtebeke
- Bart De Pauw was born in Wachtebeke
- Jonas Geirnaert, animated film maker and comedian
- Lieven Scheire, comedian
Neighboring municipalities
References
- ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)
- ↑ "The Overslag". Retrieved 2006-04-03.
- ↑ "Startpagina - Provinciaal domein Puyenbroeck". www.puyenbroeck.be.
External links
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