Borgloon

Borgloon
Looz  (French)
Municipality

Borgloon city hall

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Borgloon

Location in Belgium

Coordinates: 50°48′N 05°20′E / 50.800°N 5.333°E / 50.800; 5.333Coordinates: 50°48′N 05°20′E / 50.800°N 5.333°E / 50.800; 5.333
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province Limburg
Arrondissement Tongeren
Government
 • Mayor Danny Deneuker (SP.A)
 • Governing party/ies SP.A, N-VA and CD&V
Area
 • Total 51.12 km2 (19.74 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
 • Total 10,579
 • Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Postal codes 3840
Area codes 012
Website www.borgloon.be

Borgloon (French: Looz) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006, Borgloon had a total population of 10,152. The total area is 51.12 km² which gives a population density of 199 inhabitants per km². Borgloon gave its name to the former county of Loon.

The municipality includes the following 13 sub-municipalities: Bommershoven, Borgloon proper, Broekom, Gors-Opleeuw, Gotem, Groot-Loon, Hendrieken, Hoepertingen, Jesseren, Kerniel, Kuttekoven, Rijkel, and Voort.

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
Adjacent places of Borgloon
 Wellen Kortessem
Sint-Truiden Tongeren
   Borgloon  
Heers


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