Kortemark
Flag of Kortemark
Coat of arms of Kortemark
Location of Kortemark
Kortemark is located in Belgium
Kortemark
Kortemark
Location in Belgium
Location of Kortemark in West Flanders
Coordinates: 51°02′N 03°02′E / 51.033°N 3.033°E / 51.033; 3.033
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceWest Flanders
ArrondissementDiksmuide
Government
  MayorKarolien Damman (CD&V)
  Governing party/iesOpen Vld, CD&V
Area
  Total55.43 km2 (21.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total12,584
  Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Postal codes
8610
NIS code
32011
Area codes051
Websitewww.kortemark.be
Kortemark, church: Sint-Bartholomeuskerk

Kortemark (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɔrtəmɑr(ə)k]), also previously Cortemarck, is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Handzame, Kortemark, Werken and Zarren. On January 1, 2006, Kortemark had a total population of 11,976. The total area is 55.00 km² which gives a population density of 218 inhabitants per km².

Notable people

  • Gustave Sap, politician, (Kortemark, 21 January 1886 - Brussels, 19 March 1940)

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  • Media related to Kortemark at Wikimedia Commons


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