Laakdal

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Laakdal
Municipality
Eindhout
Eindhout
Flag of Laakdal
Flag		 Coat of arms of Laakdal
Coat of arms
Laakdal is located in Belgium
Laakdal
Laakdal
Location in Belgium
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Location of Laakdal in the province of Antwerp
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Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province Antwerp
Arrondissement Turnhout
Government
 • Mayor Tine Gielis (CD&V)
 • Governing party/ies CD&V/N-VA, sp.a
Area
 • Total 42.48 km2 (16.40 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
 • Total 15,533
 • Density 370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Postal codes 2430, 2431
Area codes 014, 013, 011
Website www.laakdal.be

Laakdal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlaːɡdɑl]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Laakdal was founded in 1977 out of a merger of the towns Veerle, Eindhout and Vorst. The municipality now comprises the towns of Eindhout, Veerle, Vorst and Vorst-Meerlaar (also known as Klein-Vorst). On January 1, 2006, Laakdal had a total population of 14,951. The total area is 42.48 km² which gives a population density of 352 inhabitants per km².

The municipality has 6 neighbouring towns. Clockwise on the compass these are: Geel, Meerhout, Ham, Tessenderlo, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem and Herselt.

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External links

 Geel Meerhout
Herselt Ham (VLI)
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (VBR) Tessenderlo (VLI)

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  1. ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
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