Lokeren is a city and municipality in Belgium's East Flanders province, in the Waasland region, with more than 42,100 inhabitants. Situated on the Durme and Lede rivers near the E17 motorway, it is the second most important city in Waasland after Sint-Niklaas and is nicknamed the Durme City for its riverside setting.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Lokeren (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 42,703 (2022)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 51.1, longitude 3.983333
P2046 (area)
area 67.5 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 42703 (2022)
View the Source2. Lokeren (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1114
The first mention of the name Lokeren, however, dates from 1114.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1114
The first mention of the name Lokeren, however, dates from 1114.
Source text, founding-year: 1114
The first mention of the name Lokeren, however, dates from 1114.
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. GeoNames: Lokeren - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2792196
51.10364 3.99339 P PPL BE VLG VOV 46 46029 41438 6 Europe/Brussels
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 6 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 3.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 3.75
51.25 3.75 Cfb
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