Sint-Gillis-Waas

Sint-Gillis-Waas
Municipality

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Sint-Gillis-Waas

Location in Belgium

Coordinates: 51°13′N 04°07′E / 51.217°N 4.117°E / 51.217; 4.117Coordinates: 51°13′N 04°07′E / 51.217°N 4.117°E / 51.217; 4.117
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province East Flanders
Arrondissement Sint-Niklaas
Government
  Mayor Remi Audenaert (CD&V)
  Governing party/ies CD&V
Area
  Total 54.98 km2 (21.23 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
  Total 19,204
  Density 350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Postal codes 9170
Area codes 03
Website www.sint-gillis-waas.be

Sint-Gillis-Waas (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt ˌxɪlɪs ˈʋaːs])[2] (French: Saint-Gilles-Waes) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of De Klinge, Meerdonk, Sint-Gillis-Waas proper and Sint-Pauwels. On January 1, 2006, Sint-Gillis-Waas had a total population of 17,908. The total area is 54.98 km² which gives a population density of 326 inhabitants per km².

References

  1. Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
  2. Every word in isolation: [sɪnt ˌɣɪlɪs ˈʋaːs].


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