Affligem

Affligem
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Affligem is located in Belgium
Affligem
Affligem
Location in Belgium
Affligem in the Province of Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°54′N 04°06′E / 50.900°N 4.100°E / 50.900; 4.100
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementHalle-Vilvoorde
Government
 • MayorWalter De Donder (CD&V)
 • Governing party/iesLijst Burgemeester (CD&V), Open2040
Area
 • Total17.92 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total13,225
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Postal codes
1790
NIS code
23105
Area codes053 - 02
Websitewww.affligem.be

Affligem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑfliɣɛm] ; anciently written Afflighem) is a municipality located some 20 km (12 mi) west-north-west of Brussels in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, not far from the city of Aalst and the important railway junction of Denderleeuw. Affligem is situated in the Pajottenland.

The municipality comprises the villages of Essene, Hekelgem and Teralfene (note that there is no village called Affligem proper). On 1 January 2006 it had 11,956 inhabitants. The total area is 17.70 km2 (7 sq mi), giving a population density of 676 inhabitants per km2.

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.