Tongeren

Tongeren Tongres (French) Tongern (German)
City and municipality
View of the Grote Markt
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Tongeren
Tongeren Location in Belgium Location of Tongeren in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°47′N 05°28′E / 50.783°N 5.467°E / 50.783; 5.467
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Tongeren
Government
• Mayor	Patrick Dewael (Open VLD)
• Governing party/ies	Tongeren.nu (a local alliance of Open VLD and CD&V) and SP.a
Area
• Total	87.81 km2 (33.90 sq mi)
Population  (2020-01-01)[1]
• Total	31,142
• Density	350/km2 (920/sq mi)
Postal codes	3700
NIS code	73083
Area codes	012
Website	www.tongeren.be

Tongeren (Dutch: [ˈtɔŋərə(n)] ^ⓘ; French: Tongres [tɔ̃ɡʁ]; German: Tongern [ˈtɔŋɐn]; Limburgish: Tóngere [ˈtʊŋəʀə])^[tone?] is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, in the southeastern corner of the Flemish region of Belgium. Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium, as the only Roman administrative capital within the country's borders. As a Roman city, it was inhabited by the Tungri, and known as Atuatuca Tungrorum, it was the administrative centre of the Civitas Tungrorum district.