Ham, Belgium

Ham
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Ham Location in Belgium
Location of Ham in Limburg
Coordinates: 51°06′N 05°08′E / 51.100°N 5.133°ECoordinates: 51°06′N 05°08′E / 51.100°N 5.133°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Hasselt
Government
• Mayor	Dirk De Vis (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, SP.A, Groen!
Area
• Total	32.69 km^2 (12.62 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	10,393
• Density	320/km^2 (820/sq mi)
Postal codes	3945
Area codes	013 - 011
Website	www.ham.be

Ham is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006, Ham had a total population of 9,705. The total area is 32.69 km² (13 sq mi) which gives a population density of 297 inhabitants per km².

Demographics

Year	Population	Male population	Female population	Density
2002	9,387	4,703	4,684	284.71/km²

In August, 2008 the population of Ham exceeded 10,000 inhabitants.

Fusion

The municipality of Ham was created January 1977 by the fusion of the municipalities of Oostham and Kwaadmechelen.

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)

External links

• Media related to Ham, Belgium at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website - Only available in Dutch