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Okegem
East Flandersvillage
Demographic figures from Statbel. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Okegem sits in East Flanders, Belgium and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 50.856°, 4.056° place it in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience long cool seasons and short, mild summers. The location receives about 1,108 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 43% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow-legged hornetVespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta25,852
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves10,055
- Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves9,615
- brown ratRattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) · Mammalia8,305
- Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetleHarmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) · Insecta7,328
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves7,097
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,576
- Box tree mothCydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) · Insecta6,139
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.8 — 2008-12-201 km WSW of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
- M 3.3 — 2008-09-133 km SSE of Florennes, Belgium
- M 2.8 — 2008-09-121 km NNW of Court-Saint-Étienne, Belgium
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-091 km SW of Ottignies, Belgium
- M 2.6 — 2008-08-090 km NW of Ottignies, Belgium
- M 2.5 — 2008-08-081 km SSW of Ottignies, Belgium
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in East Flanders
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Okegem, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
Statbel — Statistics Belgium
- NIS
- 41048B
- Wikidata
- Q1876354
NIS/INS code via Wikidata P1567
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Statbel — Statistics Belgium — NIS/INS code via Wikidata P1567