Wachtebeke

Wachtebeke
Municipality

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Wachtebeke

Location in Belgium

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 2013)[1]
 • Total 7,282
 • Density 210/km2 (550/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

Neighboring municipalities

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
  2. ↑ "The Overslag". Retrieved 2006-04-03.
  3. ↑ http://www.puyenbroeck.be

External links

 Terneuzen (NL-ZE)
Zelzate Moerbeke
   Wachtebeke  
Ghent Lochristi Lokeren