Wuustwezel 

Wuustwezel
Municipal flag
Flag
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location of Wuustwezel in the province of Antwerp
Location of Wuustwezel in the province of Antwerp
Sovereign state Belgium
Region Flag of Flanders Flemish Region
Community Flag of Flanders Flemish Community
Province Flag of Antwerp (province) Antwerp
Arrondissement Antwerp
Coordinates 51°23′N 04°36′E / 51.383, 4.6Coordinates: 51°23′N 04°36′E / 51.383, 4.6
Area 89.43 km²
Population
– Males
– Females
- Density
18,338 (January 1, 2006)
50.02%
49.98%
205 inhab./km²
Unemployment rate 5.32% (January 1, 2006)
Mean annual income 12,419 €/pers. (2003)
Mayor Jos Ansoms (CD&V)
Governing parties CD&V
Postal codes 2990
Area codes 03
Website www.wuustwezel.be

Wuustwezel is a municipality located in the north of the Belgian province of Antwerp, at the Dutch border.

The municipality as it is now originated in 1977, when Wuustwezel merged with the municipality of Loenhout. It now consists of three major villages, Wuustwezel proper, Gooreind and Loenhout, and two minor hamlets, Braken and Sterbos.

On January 1, 2006 Wuustwezel had a total population of 18,338; in 2005 there were 8,238 residents in Wuustwezel, 6,340 in Gooreind and 3,603 in Loenhout. There were also 1,039 residents with a non-Belgian nationality. The total area is 89.43 km² which gives it a population density of 205 inhabitants per km².

Its neighbouring municipalities are Zundert in the Netherlands, Kalmthout, Kapellen, Brasschaat, Brecht and Hoogstraten.

Wuustwezel has the postal code 2990.

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