Wachtebeke
Municipality
Flag of Wachtebeke
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Coat of arms of Wachtebeke
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Location of Wachtebeke
Wachtebeke is located in Belgium
Wachtebeke
Wachtebeke
Location in Belgium
Location of Wachtebeke in East Flanders
Coordinates: 51°10′N 03°52′E / 51.167°N 3.867°E / 51.167; 3.867
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceEast Flanders
ArrondissementGhent
Government
 • MayorRudy van Cronenburg (ANDERS)
 • Governing party/iesANDERS, Open Vld
Area
 • Total34.63 km2 (13.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total7,683
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Postal codes
9185
NIS code
44073
Area codes09
Websitewww.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] In 2021, Wachtebeke had a total population of 7.769. The total area is 34.53 km2.[3]

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[4]

People from Wachtebeke

Neighboring municipalities

References

  1. ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Overslag". Retrieved 3 April 2006.
  3. ↑ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44073". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Startpagina - Provinciaal domein Puyenbroeck". www.puyenbroeck.be.


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