Ostend

Ostend
Ostende (French)
Promenade at Ostend seaside
Promenade at Ostend seaside
Flag of Ostend
Coat of arms of Ostend
Location of Ostend
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Ostend is located in Belgium
Ostend
Ostend
Location in Belgium
Location of Ostend in West Flanders
Coordinates: 51°13′33″N 02°55′10″E / 51.22583°N 2.91944°E / 51.22583; 2.91944
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceWest Flanders
ArrondissementOstend
Government
 • MayorBart Tommelein (Open VLD)
 • Governing party/iesOpen VLD, N-VA, Groen, CD&V
Area
 • Total40.95 km2 (15.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total71,557
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Postal codes
8400
NIS code
35013
Area codes059
Websitewww.oostende.be

Ostend (/ɒˈstɛnd/ ost-END; Dutch: Oostende [oːstˈɛndə] West Flemish: Ostende; French: Ostende [ɔstɑ̃d]; lit.'East End')[2] is a coastal city and municipality in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast.

  1. ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2022". Statbel.
  2. ^ Mangold, Max (2005), Das Aussprachewörterbuch, Duden, pp. 598 and 603, ISBN 9783411040667

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