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Zulte
About Zulte
Zulte is a municipality in the province of East Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 16,260 inhabitants on an area of 32.7 km², a population density of 497 inhabitants per km². That is close to the average of 532 per km² in East Flanders and higher than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Zulte ranks 227th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 34th of the 55 municipalities in East Flanders. By area it ranks 374th in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Zulte since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Zulte grew by 671 inhabitants (+4.3%), from 15,589 to 16,260. In the last year it changed by +27.
For population growth since 2016, Zulte ranks 302nd of 565. Over the same period the province of East Flanders changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Zulte borders 5 municipalities:
Postcodes in Zulte
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 9870 | Zulte |
Distances from Zulte
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Kortrijk | 21 | 13 |
| Ghent | 23 | 15 |
| Bruges | 39 | 24 |
| Ostend | 49 | 30 |
| Brussels | 64 | 40 |
| Mons | 64 | 40 |
| Mechelen | 69 | 43 |
| Antwerp | 72 | 45 |
| Leuven | 87 | 54 |
| Charleroi | 89 | 55 |
| Namur | 112 | 70 |
| Hasselt | 130 | 81 |
| Liège | 153 | 95 |
| Arlon | 216 | 135 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Zulte: Wikipedia.