Dunkirk
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 51°02′18″N 2°22′39″E / 51.0383°N 2.377500°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
Canton | Dunkerque-1 Dunkerque-2 Grande-Synthe |
Intercommunality | Dunkerque |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Jean Bodart[1] |
Area 1 | 43.89 km2 (16.95 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 86,788 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59183 /59140, 59240, 59640 |
Elevation | 0–17 m (0–56 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Dunkirk (UK: /dʌnˈkɜːrk/ dun-KURK, US: /ˈdʌnkɜːrk/ DUN-kurk,[3][4] French: Dunkerque [dœ̃kɛʁk] ; West Flemish: Duunkerke; Dutch: Duinkerke or Duinkerken) is a major port city in the department of Nord in northern France.[5] It lies 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune in 2019 was 86,279.