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Merksplas

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About Merksplas

Merksplas is a municipality in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2024 it had 8,883 inhabitants on an area of 44.6 km², a population density of 199 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 669 per km² in Antwerp and lower than the Belgian average of 384 per km².

By population, Merksplas ranks 386th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 62nd of the 67 municipalities in Antwerp. By area it ranks 265th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Neighbouring municipalities

Merksplas borders 5 municipalities:

Postcodes in Merksplas

PostcodePlaces
2330Merksplas

Distances from Merksplas

Tokmmiles
Antwerp3723
Mechelen4830
Leuven5534
Hasselt6037
Brussels6541
Ghent8654
Liège9660
Namur10163
Charleroi11068
Bruges11672
Mons12075
Kortrijk12980
Ostend13685
Arlon199124

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

Nearby municipalities

More about Merksplas: Wikipedia.