Hasselt

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Hasselt
City and municipality
From left to right, top to bottom: City center with St. Quentin's Cathedral in the bottom left, Grote Markt, timber-framed house Het Sweert, Old City Hall, New City Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Hasselt
Hasselt Location in Belgium Location of Hasselt in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°55′48″N 05°20′15″E / 50.93000°N 5.33750°E / 50.93000; 5.33750
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Hasselt
Government
• Mayor	Steven Vandeput (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	N-VA, Roodgroen+, Open VLD
Area
• Total	102.69 km2 (39.65 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	77,651
• Density	760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	3500, 3501, 3510, 3511, 3512
NIS code	71022
Area codes	011
Website	www.hasselt.be
Logo of Hasselt

Hasselt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑsəlt] ^ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

As of 1 August 2023, Hasselt had a total population of 80,846.^[2] The old town of Hasselt is surrounded by a number of satellite hamlets including Kiewit, Runkst, Banneauxwijk, Godsheide and Rapertingen. Further away are several sub-municipalities which were once within independent municipalities, including Kermt, Kuringen, Sint-Lambrechts-Herk, Spalbeek, Stevoort, Stokrooie, and Wimmertingen.

Geographically, Hasselt is located between the Campine region, north of the Demer river, and the Hesbaye region, to the south. Both the Demer river and the Albert Canal run through the municipality.

In terms of economic regions, Hasselt is within the transnational Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, connecting neighbouring regions in Wallonia, the Netherlands and Germany.