Hooglede

Hooglede
Municipality
Hooglede town hall [nl]
Coat of arms
Location of Hooglede
Hooglede Location in Belgium Location of Hooglede in West Flanders
Coordinates: 50°59′N 03°05′E / 50.983°N 3.083°E / 50.983; 3.083
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Roeselare
Government
• Mayor	Rita Demaré (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, Allen 8830
Area
• Total	38.11 km2 (14.71 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	9,950
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Postal codes	8830
NIS code	36006
Area codes	051
Website	www.hooglede.be

Hooglede (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːxˌleːdə]; West Flemish: Ooglee) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Gits [nl] and Hooglede proper. On January 1, 2006, Hooglede had a total population of 9,831. The total area is 37.84 km² which gives a population density of 260 inhabitants per km².

Hooglede-Gits was the site of the 2007 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. Hooglede houses one of the 4 German War Cemeteries in Belgium, the Hooglede German War Cemetery.