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Aalter

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Aalter (highlighted) and its 6 neighbouring municipalities. Click any area to open it.

About Aalter

Aalter is a municipality in the province of East Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2024 it had 29,787 inhabitants on an area of 119.8 km², a population density of 249 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 526 per km² in East Flanders and lower than the Belgian average of 384 per km².

By population, Aalter ranks 91st of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 15th of the 55 municipalities in East Flanders. By area it ranks 45th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Neighbouring municipalities

Aalter borders 6 municipalities:

Postcodes in Aalter

PostcodePlaces
9880Aalter
9881Bellem
9910Knesselare

Distances from Aalter

Tokmmiles
Ghent2012
Bruges2415
Kortrijk3522
Ostend3924
Antwerp6742
Brussels7043
Mechelen7044
Mons8050
Leuven9157
Charleroi10264
Namur12376
Hasselt13383
Liège15999
Arlon229143

Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →

Nearby municipalities

More about Aalter: Wikipedia.