Jodoigne
| Jodoigne Geldenaken (Dutch) | |||
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  Jodoigne Location in Belgium | |||
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The municipality of Jodoigne in Walloon Brabant  | |||
| Coordinates: 50°43′N 04°52′E / 50.717°N 4.867°ECoordinates: 50°43′N 04°52′E / 50.717°N 4.867°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Walloon Brabant | ||
| Arrondissement | Nivelles | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jean-Paul Wahl | ||
| • Governing party/ies | UC | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 73.31 km2 (28.31 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |||
| • Total | 13,428 | ||
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 1370 | ||
| Area codes | 010 | ||
| Website | www.jodoigne.be | ||
Jodoigne (French pronunciation: [ʒɔdɔɲ],[2] Dutch: Geldenaken [ˈɣɛldǝˌnaːkǝ(n)]) is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Jodoigne had a total population of 12,440. The total area is 73.31 km² which gives a population density of 170 inhabitants per km².
The present municipality includes the nine villages of Piétrain, Saint-Jean-Geest, Saint-Remy-Geest, Zétrud-Lumay, Dongelberg, Mélin, Lathuy, Jodoigne-Souveraine and Jauchelette.
The previous mayor of Jodoigne, Louis Michel, a liberal politician was the Belgian foreign minister from 1999 until 2004 and was the Belgian European commissioner from 2004 until 2009. The current mayor is Jean-Paul Wahl.
The asteroid 1199 Geldonia was named in its honour (from the Latin form of the name) by Eugène Delporte.
References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
- ↑ As if spelled Jodogne; the pronunciation French pronunciation: [ʒɔdwaɲ] is considered erroneous.
External links
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Media related to Jodoigne at Wikimedia Commons - Jodoigne official web site (French)
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