Province · Flanders
East Flanders
Dutch Oost-Vlaanderen · French Flandre-Orientale
About East Flanders
East Flanders is one of the five provinces of Flanders, with 1,591,582 inhabitants on 3,027 km² on 1 January 2024, or 13.5% of Belgium’s population. Its capital is Ghent. The population density of 526 inhabitants per km² is higher than the Belgian average of 384.
The largest municipality is Ghent with 269,597 inhabitants; the smallest by population is Horebeke with 2,012.
All municipalities in East Flanders
| Municipality | Province | Population | Area km² | Per km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghent | East Flanders | 269,597 | 158.0 | 1,707 |
| Aalst | East Flanders | 90,995 | 78.7 | 1,157 |
| Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | East Flanders | 87,490 | 206.4 | 424 |
| Sint-Niklaas | East Flanders | 81,863 | 84.3 | 971 |
| Lokeren | East Flanders | 50,312 | 105.9 | 475 |
| Dendermonde | East Flanders | 47,185 | 56.7 | 832 |
| Deinze | East Flanders | 45,471 | 128.0 | 355 |
| Ninove | East Flanders | 40,363 | 72.8 | 555 |
| Merelbeke-Melle | East Flanders | 37,210 | 52.4 | 711 |
| Evergem | East Flanders | 36,860 | 75.3 | 490 |
| Geraardsbergen | East Flanders | 34,999 | 80.1 | 437 |
| Oudenaarde | East Flanders | 32,702 | 69.1 | 473 |
| Temse | East Flanders | 31,271 | 40.2 | 777 |
| Lochristi | East Flanders | 30,925 | 95.3 | 324 |
| Aalter | East Flanders | 29,787 | 119.8 | 249 |
| Zottegem | East Flanders | 28,085 | 57.5 | 489 |
| Ronse | East Flanders | 27,356 | 34.7 | 788 |
| Lievegem | East Flanders | 27,225 | 80.7 | 337 |
| Wetteren | East Flanders | 26,960 | 37.0 | 728 |
| Hamme | East Flanders | 25,554 | 40.7 | 628 |
| Maldegem | East Flanders | 24,744 | 95.5 | 259 |
| Nazareth-De Pinte | East Flanders | 23,396 | 53.3 | 439 |
| Eeklo | East Flanders | 22,401 | 30.4 | 736 |
| Zele | East Flanders | 21,501 | 33.4 | 644 |
| Denderleeuw | East Flanders | 21,056 | 13.9 | 1,518 |
| Erpe-Mere | East Flanders | 21,013 | 34.3 | 612 |
| Sint-Gillis-Waas | East Flanders | 20,144 | 55.3 | 364 |
| Lebbeke | East Flanders | 20,059 | 27.4 | 733 |
| Stekene | East Flanders | 19,589 | 45.5 | 430 |
| Haaltert | East Flanders | 19,402 | 30.5 | 636 |
| Lede | East Flanders | 19,310 | 29.9 | 647 |
| Destelbergen | East Flanders | 19,110 | 26.7 | 717 |
| Herzele | East Flanders | 18,928 | 47.9 | 395 |
| Zulte | East Flanders | 16,095 | 32.7 | 492 |
| Kruisem | East Flanders | 15,961 | 71.5 | 223 |
| Berlare | East Flanders | 15,486 | 37.9 | 409 |
| Brakel | East Flanders | 15,073 | 56.9 | 265 |
| Buggenhout | East Flanders | 14,957 | 25.7 | 582 |
| Assenede | East Flanders | 14,650 | 87.5 | 167 |
| Oosterzele | East Flanders | 14,062 | 43.6 | 323 |
| Zelzate | East Flanders | 13,704 | 13.8 | 990 |
| Gavere | East Flanders | 13,311 | 31.6 | 422 |
| Laarne | East Flanders | 12,532 | 32.6 | 385 |
| Wichelen | East Flanders | 12,032 | 23.2 | 518 |
| Waasmunster | East Flanders | 11,296 | 32.2 | 351 |
| Sint-Lievens-Houtem | East Flanders | 10,687 | 27.1 | 395 |
| Zwalm | East Flanders | 8,340 | 33.6 | 249 |
| Sint-Martens-Latem | East Flanders | 8,208 | 14.3 | 574 |
| Sint-Laureins | East Flanders | 7,016 | 74.7 | 94 |
| Kluisbergen | East Flanders | 6,888 | 30.6 | 225 |
| Lierde | East Flanders | 6,874 | 26.4 | 261 |
| Kaprijke | East Flanders | 6,660 | 33.7 | 198 |
| Wortegem-Petegem | East Flanders | 6,552 | 42.4 | 154 |
| Maarkedal | East Flanders | 6,323 | 46.2 | 137 |
| Horebeke | East Flanders | 2,012 | 11.5 | 176 |