Buggenhout is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Buggenhout proper, Briel,Opdorp, and Opstal. On January 1, 2005 Buggenhout had a total population of 13,748. The total area is 25.25 square kilometres, which gives a population density of 544.40 inhabitants per square kilometre. The current mayor of Buggenhout is Tom Van Herreweghe, from the (local) NCD party. This article is about political regions. ... East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ...-1... Image File history File links BuggenhoutLocatie. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Opdorp is one of the three towns making up the municipality of Buggenhout in East Flanders, Belgium. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
If you would stick a needle in Buggenhout, the whole area of Flanders is in balance. Buggenhout is the center of Flanders.