Temse
municipality in East Flanders, Belgium
Temse is a municipality in Belgium. It is in the province of East Flanders, in the region of Flanders. There are four towns in the municipality: Temse, Elversele, Steendorp, and Tielrode. In 2007, 26667 people lived there.[2] It is at 51° 07 North, 04° 12 East.[3]
Temse | |
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| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | East Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Sint-Niklaas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luc De Ryck (CD&V) |
| • Governing party/ies | CD&V, VLD |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.1 km2 (15.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 29,528 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 9140 |
| Area codes | 03 |
| Website | www.temse.be |
The name Temse comes from the Gaul (Gallo-Roman) word Tamisiacum or Tamasiacum. Until the early 20th century (1900s), the French name of the city was used: Tamise.
References
change- ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ↑ "Werkelijke bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2007 / Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2007 (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ↑ "Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2004-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
