Laakdal

Laakdal
Municipality
Eindhout
Flag Coat of arms
Laakdal Location in Belgium
Location of Laakdal in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°05′N 05°04′E / 51.083°N 5.067°ECoordinates: 51°05′N 05°04′E / 51.083°N 5.067°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Turnhout
Government
• Mayor	Tine Gielis (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V/N-VA, sp.a
Area
• Total	42.48 km^2 (16.40 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	15,533
• Density	370/km^2 (950/sq mi)
Postal codes	2430, 2431
Area codes	014, 013, 011
Website	www.laakdal.be

Laakdal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlaːɡdɑl]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Laakdal was founded in 1977 out of a merger of the towns Veerle, Eindhout and Vorst. The municipality now comprises the towns of Eindhout, Veerle, Vorst and Vorst-Meerlaar (also known as Klein-Vorst). On January 1, 2006, Laakdal had a total population of 14,951. The total area is 42.48 km² which gives a population density of 352 inhabitants per km².

The municipality has 6 neighbouring towns. Clockwise on the compass these are: Geel, Meerhout, Ham, Tessenderlo, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem and Herselt.

References

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

External links

• Media related to Laakdal at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (Dutch)
• Official website of Eindhout (Dutch)