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Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Koekelare (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkukəlaːrə]; West Flemish: Kookloare) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Bovekerke, Koekelare proper and Zande.[2] On 1 January 2006 Koekelare had a total population of 8,291. The total area is 39.19 km² which gives a population density of 212 inhabitants per km².
Koekelare | |
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![]() Dorpsstraat in Koekelare with Saint Martinus Church | |
Coordinates: 51°05′N 02°58′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | Flemish Community |
Region | Flemish Region |
Province | West Flanders |
Arrondissement | Diksmuide |
Government | |
• Mayor | Patrick Lansens (Vooruit) |
• Governing party/ies | Vooruit, N-VA |
Area | |
• Total | 39.44 km2 (15.23 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 8,784 |
• Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 8680 |
NIS code | 32010 |
Area codes | 051 |
Website | www.koekelare.be |
Koekelare was formerly written as Couckelaere.
The municipality comprises Koekelare proper, but also contains the villages Bovekerke, Zande and De Mokker. Bovekerke and Zande are "deelgemeentes", who were independent municipalities until the 70s; De Mokker is part of Koekelare proper.
Source :Streekplatform Westhoek. Socio-economische beleidsvisie & hefboomprojecten voor de Westhoek
Koekelare borders the following villages: