Drongen

Drongen
Sub-municipality of Ghent
View on Drongen, with the "Oude Abdij" (Old Abbey), the tower of the Church of Saint Gerulph, and the Pontbrug bridge over an arm of the Leie
Location of Drongen
Location of Drongen in Ghent
Drongen Show map of Belgium Drongen Show map of East Flanders
Coordinates: 51°3′1″N 3°39′46″E / 51.05028°N 3.66278°E / 51.05028; 3.66278
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Municipality	Ghent
Area
• Total	27.43 km2 (10.59 sq mi)
Population  (2020-01-01)
• Total	13,038
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	9031
Area codes	09

Drongen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdrɔŋə(n)] ^ⓘ; French: Tronchiennes, pronounced [tʁɔ̃ʃjɛn]) is a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent located in the province of East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. In 1967, part of the original municipality was already annexed to Ghent.^[1] On 1 January 1977, the municipality of Drongen was merged into Ghent.^[2]

Drongen is divided into three parishes: Drongen, Luchteren and Baarle.