Diksmuide
City and municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Dixmude" redirects here. For other uses, see Dixmude (disambiguation).
Diksmuide (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌdɪksˈmœydə] ⓘ; French: Dixmude, French pronunciation: [diksmyd]; West Flemish: Diksmude) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Diksmuide proper and the former communes of Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke, Oudekapelle, Pervijze, Sint-Jacobs-Kapelle, Stuivekenskerke, Vladslo and Woumen.
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Diksmuide
Diksmude | |
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City and municipality | |
Coordinates: 51°02′00″N 02°51′54″E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | Flemish Community |
Region | Flemish Region |
Province | West Flanders |
Arrondissement | Diksmuide |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lies Laridon (CD&V) |
• Governing party/ies | CD&V, Idee |
Area | |
• Total | 150.74 km2 (58.20 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 16,739 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 8600 |
NIS code | 32003 |
Area codes | 051 |
Website | www |
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Most of the area west of the city is a polder riddled with drainage trenches. The major economic activity of the region is dairy farming, producing the famous butter of Diksmuide.