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Middelkerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the villages of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore, Sint-Pieters-Kapelle, Slijpe, Westende and Wilskerke. On January 1, 2006, Middelkerke had a total population of 17,841. The total area is 75.65 km2 which gives a population density of 236 inhabitants per km2.

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Belgium municipality.name
Middelkerke
Belgium municipality.picture
Middelkerke - Town hall 1.jpg
Belgium municipality.picture legend
Middelkerke town hall
Belgium municipality.map
Middelkerke West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend
Location of Middelkerke in West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arms
Middelkerke wapen.svg
Belgium municipality.flag
Middelkerke vlag.svg
Belgium municipality.province
West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arrondissement
Ostend
Belgium municipality.nis
35011
Belgium municipality.mayor
Jean-Marie Dedecker (LDD)
Belgium municipality.majority
LDD, N-VA
Belgium municipality.postal codes
8430-8434
Belgium municipality.telephone area
059
Belgium municipality.web
www.middelkerke.be

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Official name
Middelkerke
Population
19371
Area
75.65
Elevation
4
Official website
www.middelkerke.be
Image
Middelkerke - Town hall 1.jpg
Dialing code
059
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Middelkerke
postal code
8431
annual number of weddings
59
phone number
+32-59-31-30-16
social media followers
1223
email address
mailto:[email protected]
number of viewers/listeners
290348
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Middelkerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the villages of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore, Sint-Pieters-Kapelle, Slijpe, Westende and Wilskerke. On January 1, 2006, Middelkerke had a total population of 17,841. The total area is 75.65 km2 which gives a population density of 236 inhabitants per km2.

The first reference of 'Middelkerca' is found in 1218. Before 1876 it mainly was a farming settlement.

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