Borgloon

Borgloon Looz (French)
Municipality
Borgloon city hall
Flag Coat of arms
Borgloon Location in Belgium
Location of Borgloon in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°48′N 05°20′E / 50.800°N 5.333°ECoordinates: 50°48′N 05°20′E / 50.800°N 5.333°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Tongeren
Government
• Mayor	Danny Deneuker (SP.A)
• Governing party/ies	SP.A, N-VA and CD&V
Area
• Total	51.12 km^2 (19.74 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	10,495
• Density	210/km^2 (530/sq mi)
Postal codes	3840
Area codes	012
Website	www.borgloon.be

Borgloon (French: Looz) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006, Borgloon had a total population of 10,152. The total area is 51.12 km² which gives a population density of 199 inhabitants per km². Borgloon gave its name to the former county of Loon.

The municipality includes the following 13 sub-municipalities: Bommershoven, Borgloon proper, Broekom, Gors-Opleeuw, Gotem, Groot-Loon, Hendrieken, Hoepertingen, Jesseren, Kerniel, Kuttekoven, Rijkel, and Voort.

References

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

External links

• Media related to Borgloon at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website - Available only in Dutch