Diest

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Diest
City and municipality
Diest City Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Diest
Diest Location in Belgium Diest in the Province of Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°59′N 05°03′E / 50.983°N 5.050°E / 50.983; 5.050
Community	Flemish community
Region	Flemish region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Leuven
Government
• Mayor	Christophe De Graef (Open Diest)
• Governing party/ies	Open Diest, Diest Solidair en Democratisch (DDS)
Area
• Total	58.72 km2 (22.67 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	23,824
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Postal codes	3290, 3293, 3294
NIS code	24020
Area codes	013 - 011
Website	www.diest.be

Diest (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdist] ^ⓘ) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. Situated in the northeast of the Hageland region, Diest neighbours the provinces of Antwerp to its North, and Limburg to the East and is situated around 60 km from Brussels. The municipality comprises the city of Diest proper and the towns of Deurne, Kaggevinne, Molenstede, Schaffen and Webbekom. As of January 1, 2006, Diest had a total population of 22,845. The total area is 58.20 km² which gives a population density of 393 inhabitants per km².