Knokke-Heist
Knocke-Heist (French) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Knokke-Heist  | |
  Knokke-Heist Location in Belgium
Location of Knokke-Heist in West Flanders  | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′N 03°17′E / 51.333°N 3.283°E | |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish region |
| Province | West Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Bruges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Piet De Groote |
| • Governing party/ies | Gemeentebelangen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.59 km2 (23.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 33,097 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 8300, 8301 |
| NIS code | 31043 |
| Area codes | 050 |
| Website | www.knokke-heist.be |
Knokke-Heist (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌknɔkəˈɦɛist]; French: Knocke-Heist) is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heist-aan-Zee, Knokke, Duinbergen, Ramskapelle and Westkapelle. On January 1, 2006, Knokke-Heist had a total population of 34,063. The total area is 56.44 km2 which gives a population density of 603 inhabitants per km2. Knokke-Heist is located along the North Sea in a polder area on the Belgian border with the Netherlands. It is Belgium's best-known and most affluent seaside resort.
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.