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Houthalen-Helchteren

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Houthalen-Helchteren (highlighted) and its 7 neighbouring municipalities. Click any area to open it.

About Houthalen-Helchteren

Houthalen-Helchteren is a municipality in the province of Limburg in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2024 it had 30,896 inhabitants on an area of 78.3 km², a population density of 395 inhabitants per km². That is close to the average of 371 per km² in Limburg and close to the Belgian average of 384 per km².

By population, Houthalen-Helchteren ranks 85th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 11th of the 38 municipalities in Limburg. By area it ranks 125th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Neighbouring municipalities

Houthalen-Helchteren borders 7 municipalities:

Postcodes in Houthalen-Helchteren

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3530Helchteren, Houthalen

Distances from Houthalen-Helchteren

Tokmmiles
Hasselt1510
Liège4830
Leuven5233
Mechelen6742
Brussels7547
Namur7547
Antwerp7647
Charleroi9861
Ghent11873
Mons12175
Kortrijk15395
Bruges15596
Arlon15596
Ostend174108

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

Nearby municipalities

More about Houthalen-Helchteren: Wikipedia.