GENT

Flanders · BELGIUM (BE) · 51.05°N / 3.72°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,797,656

Gent is a city in Belgium with a population of 265,086. It sits at 51.05/3.72, runs on Europe/Brussels, is 2 km from Ledeberg.

Population 265,086

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Brussels

All facts

fields

Country: Belgium
Subdivision: Flanders
Coords: 51.05°N / 3.72°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Ledeberg Flanders 8,454 2.3 km

NE Sint-Amandsberg Flanders 32,115 2.5 km

NW Mariakerke Flanders 17,062 3.6 km

SE Gentbrugge Flanders 15,885 3.7 km

N Wondelgem Flanders 23,546 4.2 km

W Drongen Flanders 13,016 4.2 km

SW Sint-Denijs-Westrem Flanders 6,419 4.5 km

S Zwijnaarde Flanders 7,379 5.5 km

E Destelbergen Flanders 16,853 5.9 km

S Merelbeke Flanders 16,684 6.5 km

Air access

nearby

EBGG

Overboelare Airfield

Small airport

34.3 km

EBAM

Amougies Airfield

Small airport

38.1 km

KJK

Flanders International Airport Kortrijk-Wevelgem

Medium airport

44.0 km

EBGB

Grimbergen Airfield

Small airport

48.7 km

Universities

linked

Hogeschool Gent

hogent.be

Universiteit Gent

ugent.be

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Gent?: 265,086 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Gent in?: Europe/Brussels.
Which country is Gent in?: Belgium (BE).

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://cityapi.org/v1/cities/2797656

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  "data": {
    "id":           2797656,
    "name":         "Gent",
    "country_code": "BE",
    "population":   265086,
    "latitude":     51.05,
    "longitude":    3.71667,
    "elevation":    ,
    "timezone":     "Europe/Brussels"
  }
}