Gent, Flanders

Gent: City in East Flanders, Belgium

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Gent locator map
Location of Gent on Flanders map.

Quick Facts about Gent

Population : 264
Country : Austrian Netherlands, Belgium, Habsburg Netherlands, County of Flanders, France, United Kingdom of the Netherlands, Burgundian Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands
State : Flanders (Belgium)
County : Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen
Different from : Genk
Postal code : 9051, 9030, 9031, 9040, 9219, 9050, 9042, 9052, 9041, 9110, 9032, 9000, 9002
Phone Area Codes : 09
Area : 156.18 km2
Official name : Gent
Has part : Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Afsnee, Zwijnaarde, Ledeberg, Gentbrugge, Sint-Amandsberg, Moscou, Rodenhuize, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Drongen, Desteldonk, Sint-Kruis-Winkel
Annual number of weddings : 1157
Official language : Dutch
Capital : Ghent
Capital city : Gent is capital of Escaut, East Flanders
Time Zone : Europe/Brussels
Local time : 13:34:41 (25th April 2024)
Ghent - centre image
Ghent - centre
Ghent - centre image

Geography

Gent is located at 51°3'0"N 3°43'0"E (51.05, 3.7166667). It has 6 neighbors: Zelzate, Merelbeke, Lochristi, Evergem, Destelbergen and De Pinte.

Gent map

    Daniël Termont ,

  • Albany
  • Brașov (1993 )
  • Gdańsk (2009 )
  • Kanazawa (1971 )
  • Melle (1977 )
  • Mohammedia (1982 )
  • Nottingham (1985 )
  • Saint-Raphaël (1958 )
  • Tallinn (1982 )
  • Wiesbaden (1969 )

Gent has 6 neighbours.

  • Zelzate municipality in East Flanders, Belgium
  • Merelbeke municipality in East Flanders, Belgium
  • Lochristi municipality in East Flanders, Belgium
  • Evergem municipality in East Flanders, Belgium
  • Destelbergen municipality in East Flanders, Belgium
  • De Pinte municipality in East Flanders, Belgium

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2005 230,951 - census
2016 257,029 10.15% census
2018 260,341 1.27% census
2019 262,219 0.72% census

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