Hamme

For the river in Germany, see Hamme (river).

Hamme
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Hamme Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°05′N 04°08′E
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Community	Flemish Community
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Dendermonde
Government
• Mayor	Herman Vijt (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, VLD
Area
• Total	40.21 km2 (15.5 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)
• Total	23,900
• Density	594.4/km2 (1,539.4/sq mi)
Demographics
• Foreigners	1.74% (7 January 2005)
Postal codes	9220
Area codes	052
Website	www.hamme.be
Map of Hamme

Hamme is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Hamme proper and Moerzeke, Zogge and St-Anna as parttowns. On January 1, 2006, Hamme had a total population of 23,232. The total area is 40.21 km² which gives a population density of 578 inhabitants per km². The current mayor of Hamme is Herman Vijt, from the CD&V (Christian Democratic) party.

Hamme has also its very own legends. The most famous one is the legend of the "Hamse Wuiten". The people of Hamme are also called Hamse Wuitens. The "Hamse wuiten" is also the main mascot in a streetparade at the end of March each year,where inhabitants dress up and build big trucks with funny giant puppets, making fun of politicians and national scandals.

Famous inhabitants

• Herman Brusselmans, writer