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Alken
About Alken
Alken is a municipality in the province of Limburg in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 11,943 inhabitants on an area of 28.2 km², a population density of 423 inhabitants per km². That is close to the average of 374 per km² in Limburg and close to the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Alken ranks 312th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 29th of the 38 municipalities in Limburg. By area it ranks 411th in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Alken since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Alken grew by 487 inhabitants (+4.3%), from 11,456 to 11,943. In the last year it changed by +6.
For population growth since 2016, Alken ranks 308th of 565. Over the same period the province of Limburg changed by +5.2% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Alken borders 4 municipalities:
Postcodes in Alken
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 3570 | Alken |
Distances from Alken
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Hasselt | 5 | 3 |
| Liège | 35 | 21 |
| Leuven | 41 | 25 |
| Namur | 55 | 34 |
| Mechelen | 61 | 38 |
| Brussels | 64 | 40 |
| Antwerp | 77 | 48 |
| Charleroi | 79 | 49 |
| Mons | 104 | 65 |
| Ghent | 112 | 69 |
| Arlon | 138 | 86 |
| Kortrijk | 143 | 89 |
| Bruges | 151 | 94 |
| Ostend | 170 | 105 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Alken: Wikipedia.