Kontich is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Kontich proper and Waarloos. On January 1, 2005 Kontich had a total population of 20,246. The total area is 23.67 km² which gives a population density of 855.38 inhabitants per km². 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. ... Antwerp is the northernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005(MMV) is 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. ...
Kontich exists of two parts: Kontich Kazerne and Kontich Spoorweg. In the Kazerne part is a big industrial center. The Spoorweg part of Kontich has the town center.
The E19 highway between Antwerp and Brussels passes through Kontich