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Torhout

Western Europe

Torhout is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The municipality is more than the town itself: besides Torhout proper it takes in the villages of Wijnendale and Sint-Henricus and the small hamlet of De Driekoningen. Its English-language name has French and West Flemish counterparts, Thourout and Toeroet. On 29 February 2024 the municipality had 24,891 inhabitants spread over 45.23 square kilometres, a density of about 445 people per square kilometre. The town is known for its role in Flemish cycling and music history: Karel Van Wijnendaele, founder of the Tour of Flanders, is counted among its people, and the Torhout-Werchter pop festival was among the largest annual festivals in Europe until 1999, when the Werchter half continued alone. The main football club is Torhout 1992 KM.

Facts
Population
24,891 1
Area (sq km)
45.23 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 2
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Sources
1. Torhout (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, population
    On 29 February 2024 Torhout had a total population of 24,891
  • Article text, area
    The total area is 45.23 km2
  • Part Of: Belgium, Lead, first sentence
    is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead, first sentence
    is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Lead
    is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders
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2. 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, 3.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 3.25
51.25 3.25 Cfb
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3. GeoNames: Torhout - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2785364, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
Quote, cities500 record 2785364, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
51.0656 3.10085 P PPL BE VLG VWV 31 31033 18933 22 Europe/Brussels
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