Hechtel-Eksel

Infobox Belgium Municipality
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region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-LI
arrondissement=Maaseik
nis=72038
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mayor=Raf Truyens (CD&V)
majority=CD&V, SP.a
postal-codes=3940-3941
telephone-area=011
web= [http://www.hechtel-eksel.be/ www.hechtel-eksel.be]
lat_deg=51
lat_min=07
lon_deg=05
lon_min=22

Hechtel-Eksel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1 2006 Hechtel-Eksel had a total population of 11,473. The total area is 76.70 km² which gives a population density of 150 inhabitants per km².

Events

Hechtel was home to the "KBC Nacht van de Atletiek", a yearly international athletics meeting. Another yearly event is the International Airshow at Sanicole Airport, taking place in July

External links

* [http://maps.google.be/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=51.142687,5.390768&spn=0.051264,0.129948&z=14 Map of Hechtel-Eksel]
* [http://www.hechtel-eksel.be Official website] - Available only in Dutch
* [http://airshow.sanicole.com/index.php Sanicole Airshow official website]