Oosterzele

Oosterzele
Municipality

Church of Landskouter (2008)

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Oosterzele

Location in Belgium

Coordinates: 50°57′N 03°48′E / 50.950°N 3.800°E / 50.950; 3.800Coordinates: 50°57′N 03°48′E / 50.950°N 3.800°E / 50.950; 3.800
Country  Belgium
Community Flanders Flemish Community
Region  Flemish Region
Province  East Flanders
Arrondissement Ghent
Government
 • Mayor Johan Van Durme(CD&V/N-VA)
 • Governing party/ies CD&V/N-VA
Area
 • Total 43.12 km2 (16.65 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
 • Total 13,545
 • Density 310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Postal codes 9860
Area codes 09
Website www.oosterzele.be

Oosterzele (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːstərzeːlə]) is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Balegem, Gijzenzele, Landskouter, Moortsele, Oosterzele proper and Scheldewindeke. On January 1, 2006, Oosterzele had a total population of 13,172. The total area is 43.12 km² which gives a population density of 305 inhabitants per km². Its twin town is Oberkirch in Germany.

Geography

Oosterzele is subdivided into 6 sub-municipalities:

# Deelgemeentes Area (km²)PopulationPopulation density
I Oosterzele
II Balegem 12,02
III Scheldewindeke 11,84
IV Moortsele 3,64
V Landskouter
VI Gijzenzele 1,87

Famous inhabitants

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)


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