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Name of city: Ghent
Population : (1 January 2013) 248,242
Location: Ghent, Flemish region,
Belgium.
Area: 156.18 km2(60.30 sq mi)
Website: Official site
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and
largest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at
the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Middle Ages became one
of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe with some 60,000 people in
1300 AD, 70,000 in 1400 growing to 175,000 shortly after 1500 AD. Today it is a
busy city with a port and a university.
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The municipality comprises the city of Ghent
proper and the surrounding towns of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge,
Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem,
Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. With 240,191 inhabitants in the
beginning of 2009, Ghent is Belgium's second largest municipality by number of
inhabitants. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers
an area of 1,205 km2 (465 sq mi) and has a total population of 594,582 as of 1
January 2008, which ranks it as the fourth most populous in Belgium. The
current mayor of Ghent, Daniël Termont, leads a coalition of the sp.a, Groen
and Open VLD.
Street
View of Ghent
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