Ham, Belgium

Ham

Coat of arms
Ham, Belgium
Location in Belgium
Coordinates:
Country Belgium
Region Flemish Region
Community Flemish Community
Province Limburg
Arrondissement Hasselt
Government
 • Mayor Dirk De Vis (CD&V)
 • Governing party/ies CD&V, SP.A, Groen!
Area
 • Total 32.69 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)[1]
 • Total 10,235
 • Density 313.1/km2 (810.9/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Foreigners 3.52% (7 January 2005)
Postal codes 3945
Area codes 013 - 011
Website www.ham.be

Ham is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006 Ham had a total population of 9,705. The total area is 32.69 km2 (13 sq mi) which gives a population density of 297 inhabitants per km².

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Historical population

Year Population Male population Female population Density
2002 9,387 4,703 4,684 284.71/km²

In August, 2008 the population of Ham exceeded 10,000 inhabitants.

Fusion

The municipality of Ham was created January 1977 by the fusion of the municipalities of Oostham and Kwaadmechelen.

References

  1. ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2010 (XLS; 221 KB)

External links

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