Koksijde

Koksijde
Koksyde (West Flemish)
Coxyde (French)
Koksijde Zeedijk (Seadike)
Koksijde Zeedijk (Seadike)
Flag of Koksijde
Coat of arms of Koksijde
Location of Koksijde
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Koksijde is located in Belgium
Koksijde
Koksijde
Location in Belgium
Location of Koksijde in West Flanders
Coordinates: 51°06′N 02°39′E / 51.100°N 2.650°E / 51.100; 2.650
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceWest Flanders
ArrondissementVeurne
Government
 • MayorMarc Vanden Bussche (Open Vld)
 • Governing party/iesListe du Bourgmestre, Vooruit
Area
 • Total50.36 km2 (19.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total21,957
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Postal codes
8670
NIS code
38014
Area codes058
Websitewww.koksijde.be

Koksijde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɔksɛidə] ; French: Coxyde [kɔksid]; West Flemish: Koksyde) is a town and a municipality in Belgium. It is located on the North Sea coast in the southwest of the Flemish province of West Flanders.

The municipality comprises apart from Koksijde, the villages of Oostduinkerke, Saint-Idesbald and Wulpen.

On 1 January 2018, Koksijde municipality had a total population of 21,957 on a total area of 43.96 km2 (16.97 sq mi), which gives a population density of 499 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,290 inhabitants/sq mi).

Since 1995 Marc Vanden Bussche has been mayor of Koksijde.[2]

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Marc Vanden Bussche legt voor de vijfde keer eed af als burgemeester Koksijde". Krant van West-Vlaanderen (in Dutch). 3 January 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

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