Gistel

Gistel
City and municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Gistel
Gistel Location in Belgium location within arrondissement Ostend and in the province West Flanders
Coordinates: 51°09′N 02°58′E / 51.150°N 2.967°E / 51.150; 2.967
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Ostend
Government
• Mayor	Gauthier Defreyne (VLD)
• Governing party/ies	VLD, N-VA, Vooruit
Area
• Total	42.84 km2 (16.54 sq mi)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	12,106
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Postal codes	8470
NIS code	35005
Area codes	059
Website	www.gistel.be

Gistel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɪstəl]) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders.

Following local government boundary reforms in 1971 and 1977, the municipality has comprised not only Gistel, but also the towns of Moere, Snaaskerke and Zevekote.

On January 1, 2006 the Gistel municipality had a total registered population of 11,125, of whom more than 8,000 were in Gistel itself. The total area is 42.25 km² which gives a population density of 263 inhabitants per km². The German town of Büdingen is its twin town.