What is the population of Ghent, East Flanders?

Ghent has a population of approximately 272,657 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Ghent, East Flanders located?

Ghent is located in East Flanders, Belgium, at approximate coordinates 51.0538°, 3.7250°.

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Ghent

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Total population

272,657

Air quality index

54Moderate

Coordinates51.05°, 3.73°

Demographic figures from Statbel. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to:Ghent, a Belgian city K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghent .gent, a GeoTLD for the city of Ghent Gent, rubber elasticity model Gent Cakaj, Albanian politician Gent Strazimiri, Albanian politician Gent (surname) Gent (magazine), a defunct pornographic magazine Honeywell Gent, a brand of fire alarm systems previously known as Gents' of Leicester

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

51.0538

Longitude

3.7250

Water area

—

View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate

PM2.5 (µg/m³)

PM10 (µg/m³)

10.6

Ozone (µg/m³)

105

NO₂ (µg/m³)

2.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

717,295

Distinct species (top 10)

Most-observed species

Yellow-legged hornet
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
32,800
brown rat
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) · Mammalia
16,785
Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
15,423
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
14,716
Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle
Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta
11,053
Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
9,766
Box tree moth
Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) · Insecta
7,522
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
7,398

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

Largest magnitude

3.8

Largest event

2008-07-13

Most recent

M 2.8 — 2008-12-20
1 km WSW of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
M 2.8 — 2008-09-12
1 km NNW of Court-Saint-Étienne, Belgium
M 2.7 — 2008-08-09
1 km SW of Ottignies, Belgium
M 2.6 — 2008-08-09
0 km NW of Ottignies, Belgium
M 2.5 — 2008-08-08
1 km SSW of Ottignies, Belgium
M 2.6 — 2008-08-08
1 km SSE of Boussu, Belgium

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Maurice De Waele

Belgian cyclist (1896–1952)

Adolf Braeckeveldt

road bicycle racer (1912–1985)

Albijn Van den Abeele

Belgian painter and politician (1835-1918)

Jos De Mey

painter (1928-2007)

Louis Tytgadt

Belgian painter (1841-1918)

Hans Van Werveke

Belgian historian (1898-1974)

Donald Swaelens

Belgian golfer

Gustave van Belle

Belgian bicycle racer (1912–1954)

Pierre Gevaert

Maurice Dewulf

Belgian politician (1922–2008)

Raf Van den Abeele

Belgian politician (1919-2008)

Victor Dooms

Belgian painter (1912–1994)

Elisabeth de Saedeleer

Belgian landscapist and textile artist, 1902-1972 (1902–1972)

Pierre Van de Velde

Belgian cyclist (1889-1977)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

3.13

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,142

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

415

Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ghent

Ghent and East Flanders (Capitool reisgidsen)

2012

Richtplan voor ruimtelijke ordening en ontwikkeling van de gewesten

Ghent, Belgium. Rijksuniversiteit. Studiecentrum voor Regionale Ontwikkeling. · 1964

Wandtapijten in Oost-Vlaams provinciaal bezit

Ingrid De Meûter · 2012

Heiligendevotie in het bisdom Gent

Johan Decavele · 2009

Musicerende engelen

Bruno Bouckaert · 2005

Herders en parochianen

Jan Art · 1974

Crime scenes

Marjan Sterckx · 2021

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

Statbel — Statistics Belgium

NIS: 44021
Population (Wikidata): 272,657
Wikidata: Q1296

NIS/INS code via Wikidata P1567

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Open Library
• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
• Statbel — Statistics Belgium — NIS/INS code via Wikidata P1567