Zonhoven is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1st, 2004 Zonhoven had a total population of 19,649 (9,899 males and 9,750 females). The total area is 39.34 km² which gives a population density of 499.47 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. ... Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and is located west of the Meuse river. ... Hasselt is a city in Belgium, capital of the province of Belgian Limburg. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...