Sint-Gillis-Waas

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

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Location of Sint-Gillis-Waas

Sint-Gillis-Waas

Location in Belgium

Location of Sint-Gillis-Waas in East Flanders

Coordinates: 51°13′N 04°07′E / 51.217°N 4.117°E / 51.217; 4.117Country

BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceEast FlandersArrondissementSint-NiklaasGovernment

• MayorMaaike De Ridder (CD&V) • Governing party/iesCD&V, Groen-VooruitArea

• Total55.49 km² (21.42 sq mi)Population

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total19,273 • Density350/km² (900/sq mi)Postal codes

9170

NIS code

46020

Area codes03Websitewww.sint-gillis-waas.be

Sint-Gillis-Waas (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnt ˌxɪlɪs ˈʋaːs];^[2] French: Saint-Gilles-Waes) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of De Klinge, Meerdonk [nl], Sint-Gillis-Waas proper and Sint-Pauwels [nl]. On 1 January 2018, Sint-Gillis-Waas had a total population of 19,273. The total area is 54.98 km² which gives a population density of 357 inhabitants per km².