Nieuwpoort, Belgium
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Nieuwpoort (/ˈnjuːpɔːrt/ NEW-port,[2] Dutch: [ˈniupoːrt] ⓘ; West Flemish: Nieuwpôort; French: Nieuport [njøpɔʁ]) is a city and municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, in the province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Nieuwpoort proper, as well as Ramskapelle and Sint-Joris. On 1 January 2008, Nieuwpoort had a total population of 11,062. Its land area is 31.00 km² which gives a population density of 350 inhabitants per km². The current mayor of Nieuwpoort is Geert Vanden Broucke (CD&V)
Nieuwpoort
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City and municipality | |
Coordinates: 51°07′N 02°45′E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | Flemish Community |
Region | Flemish Region |
Province | West Flanders |
Arrondissement | Veurne |
Government | |
• Mayor | Geert Vanden Broucke (CD&V) |
• Governing party/ies | CD&V |
Area | |
• Total | 33.28 km2 (12.85 sq mi) |
Population (2022-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 11,488 |
• Density | 350/km2 (890/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 8620 |
NIS code | 38016 |
Area codes | 058 |
Website | www.nieuwpoort.be |
In Nieuwpoort, the Yser flows into the North Sea. It was also the home of a statue created by Jan Fabre called Searching for Utopia. The Stadshalle Grain Hall (market hall) with its belfry was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France site, owing to its historical civic (not religious) importance and its architecture.[3]