Ledegem
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Ledegem is a municipality
located in the Belgian
province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Ledegem proper, Rollegem-Kapelle and Sint-Eloois-Winkel
. On January 1, 2006 Ledegem had a total population of 9,306. The total area is 24.76 km² which gives a population density
of 376 inhabitants per km².
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Ledegem proper, Rollegem-Kapelle and Sint-Eloois-Winkel
Sint-Eloois-Winkel
Sint-Eloois-Winkel is a village in the Belgian province of West-Flanders. It is a deelgemeente of the municipality of Ledegem, separated from the center of the town by highway A17...
. On January 1, 2006 Ledegem had a total population of 9,306. The total area is 24.76 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 376 inhabitants per km².