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Wichelen

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About Wichelen

Wichelen is a municipality in the province of East Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2024 it had 12,032 inhabitants on an area of 23.2 km², a population density of 518 inhabitants per km². That is close to the average of 526 per km² in East Flanders and higher than the Belgian average of 384 per km².

By population, Wichelen ranks 307th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 44th of the 55 municipalities in East Flanders. By area it ranks 458th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Neighbouring municipalities

Wichelen borders 5 municipalities:

Postcodes in Wichelen

PostcodePlaces
9260Wichelen

Distances from Wichelen

Tokmmiles
Ghent1811
Brussels3320
Mechelen3522
Antwerp4126
Kortrijk5333
Leuven5434
Bruges5936
Mons6138
Charleroi7345
Ostend7647
Namur8855
Hasselt9760
Liège12276
Arlon197122

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

Nearby municipalities

More about Wichelen: Wikipedia.