Koekelare

Koekelare
Dorpsstraat in Koekelare with Saint Martinus Church
Flag Coat of arms
Koekelare Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°05′N 02°58′E
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Community	Flemish Community
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Diksmuide
Government
• Mayor	Diandra Guajira Montana (sp.a)
• Governing party/ies	SP.A, CD&V
Area
• Total	39.19 km2 (15.13 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)
• Total	8,423
• Density	210/km2 (560/sq mi)
Postal codes	8680
Area codes	051
Website	www.koekelare.be
Map of Koekelare

Koekelare is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Bovekerke, Koekelare proper and Zande. On January 1, 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.

Towns

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.

#	Name	Population (1999)
I   (IV)	Koekelare - Koekelare - De Mokker	6.879
II	Bovekerke	1.000
III	Zande	302

Source :Streekplatform Westhoek. Socio-economische beleidsvisie & hefboomprojecten voor de Westhoek

Koekelare borders the following villages:

• a. Handzame (more specifically Edewalle) (Kortemark)
• b. Werken (Kortemark)
• c. Vladslo (Diksmuide)
• d. Leke (Diksmuide)
• e. Sint-Pieters-Kapelle (Middelkerke)
• f. Zevekote (Gistel)
• g. Moere (Gistel)
• h. Eernegem (Ichtegem)
• i. Ichtegem (Ichtegem)

Koekelare, towns and neighbouring towns. The yellow areas are urban areas.

External links

• Official website - Available only in Dutch
• www.bovekerke.com - Bovekerke, a small village from Koekelare