Aalter

Infobox Belgium Municipality
name=Aalter
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arms=Blason ville be Aalter.svg


region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-OV
arrondissement=Ghent
nis=44001
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20-64=
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mayor=Pieter De Crem (CD&V)
majority=CD&V
postal-codes=9880
telephone-area=09
web= [http://www.aalter.be/ www.aalter.be]
lat_deg=51
lat_min=05
lon_deg=03
lon_min=27

Aalter is a municipality located between Bruges and Ghent in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Aalter proper, Bellem, Lotenhulle and Poeke. It is bordered on the north by Knesselare, on the east by Zomergem and Nevele, on the south by Deinze, and on the west by the province of West Flanders. On January 1, 2007 Aalter had a total population of 18,887. The total area is 81.92 km² which gives a population density of 231 inhabitants per km². The mayor is Pieter De Crem.

External links

* [http://www.aalter.be Official website ] - Only available in Dutch
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~noemeetjesland/meetjesland/aalter.htm Page about Aalter on rootsweb.com]