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City and municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Borgloon Looz (French)
City and municipality
Borgloon city hallBorgloon city hall
Flag of BorgloonFlagCoat of arms of BorgloonCoat of arms
Location of Borgloon Map
Borgloon is located in BelgiumBorgloonBorgloonLocation in BelgiumLocation of Borgloon in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°48′N 05°20′E / 50.800°N 5.333°E / 50.800; 5.333
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province Limburg
Arrondissement Tongeren
Government
• Mayor Jo Feytons (Open Vld-Stroop)
• Governing party/ies OpenVLD-Stroop, Vooruit
Area
• Total 51.32 km2 (19.81 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total 10,697
• Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Postal codes 3840
NIS code 73009
Area codes 012
Website www.borgloon.be

Borgloon (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔr(ə)xˌloːn] ⓘ; French: Looz, French pronunciation: [lo]; Limburgish: Loeën) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006, Borgloon had a total population of 10,697. The total area is 51.12 km2 (19.74 sq mi) which gives a population density of 209 inhabitants per square kilometre (540 inhabitants/sq mi). Borgloon gave its name to the former county of Loon and was its capital until 1200.

The municipality includes the following 13 sub-municipalities: Bommershoven, Borgloon proper, Broekom, Gors-Opleeuw, Gotem, Groot-Loon, Hendrieken, Hoepertingen, Jesseren, Kerniel, Kuttekoven, Rijkel, and Voort.

Ghost Church artwork near Borgloon

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