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Gooik
Gooik town hall
Gooik town hall
Flag of Gooik
Coat of arms of Gooik
Location of Gooik
Map
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementHalle-Vilvoorde
Government
 • MayorMichel Doomst (CD&V)
 • Governing party/iesCD&V
Area
 • Total40.21 km2 (15.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total9,236
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Postal codes
1755
NIS code
23024
Area codes054, 02
Websitewww.gooik.be

Gooik (Dutch pronunciation: [ɣoːi̯k]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Gooik proper, Kester, Leerbeek and Oetingen. On January 1, 2006 Gooik had a total population of 8,895. The total area is 39.70 km² which gives a population density of 224 inhabitants per km².

Church in the centre of Gooik

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.