Kruishoutem
Encyclopedia
Kruishoutem is a municipality
located in the Belgian
province of East Flanders
. The municipality comprises the towns of Kruishoutem proper, Nokere and Wannegem-Lede. On January 1, 2006 Kruishoutem had a total population of 8,130. The total area is 46.76 km² which gives a population density
of 174 inhabitants per km².
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of East Flanders
East Flanders
East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
. The municipality comprises the towns of Kruishoutem proper, Nokere and Wannegem-Lede. On January 1, 2006 Kruishoutem had a total population of 8,130. The total area is 46.76 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 174 inhabitants per km².