Ranst is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Broechem, Emblem, Oelegem and Ranst proper. On January 1st, 2005 Ranst had a total population of 17,725. The total area is 43.58 km² which gives a population density of 406.69 inhabitants per km². Official website: www.ranst.be (Dutch only) 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. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...