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Lummen (; or Lumme ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006, Lummen had a total population of 13,691. The total area is 53.38 km2 which gives a population density of 256 inhabitants per km2.

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Belgium municipality.name
Lummen
Belgium municipality.picture
Kiosk - Lummen - België.jpg
Belgium municipality.map
Lummen Limburg Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend
Location of Lummen in Limburg
Belgium municipality.arms
Blason ville be Lummen.svg
Belgium municipality.flag
Flag of Lummen.svg
Belgium municipality.province
Limburg
Belgium municipality.arrondissement
Hasselt
Belgium municipality.nis
71037
Belgium municipality.mayor
Luc Wouters (CD&V)
Belgium municipality.majority
CD&V, N-VA
Belgium municipality.postal codes
3560
Belgium municipality.telephone area
013, 011
Belgium municipality.web
www.lummen.be

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Lummen (; or Lumme ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006, Lummen had a total population of 13,691. The total area is 53.38 km2 which gives a population density of 256 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Lummen proper, Meldert en Linkhout. In addition, it includes the following hamlets: Geneiken, Genenbos, Gestel, Goeslaar, Groenlaren, Laren, Mellaer, Molem, Oostereinde, Rekhoven, Schalbroek, and Thiewinkel.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lummen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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